Hidden Struggle
My thumb, scrolling aimlessly on Facebook, as it does multiple times a day, stopped on an article that was particularly noteworthy for this time in my life. An article written by a mother, noting the struggles that many mothers face, even though those around us can't or don't see them. The article struck me today, in particular, after overhearing my great grandmother speaking to a male visitor while I was cleaning her bathroom. She was telling him about how her and I are related, how charming my three year old is, and how I am working my way through school. He asks her, "what does her husband do?" After I was able to peel my eyeballs from the back of my head after a major eye roll, I was certain the conversation would cease after my grandmother told him I was not married. "Well, her boyfriend? What does her boyfriend do? She looks pregnant. Where's her boyfriend?" For the love of all that is Holy, this guy had better stop talking... More eye rol...