“Final week was not simple for me. Not solely was I accepting some robust private stuff, however I simply was in a funk — largely, I felt like I used to be not a superb mother. I learn a number of articles that stated postpartum feelings can last as long as three years if not handled. Speaking issues by with my mother, my sisters, [and] my buddies let me know that my emotions are completely regular. It’s very regular to really feel like I am not doing sufficient for my child. We have now all been there — I work rather a lot, I practice, and I am making an attempt to be the perfect athlete I may be.”
“Nevertheless, which means though I’ve been along with her day-after-day of her life, I am not round as a lot as I want to be. Most of you mothers take care of the identical factor. Whether or not stay-at-home or working, discovering that stability with children is a real artwork. You’re the true heroes.
I am right here to say in case you are having a tough day or week, it’s okay — I’m, too!!! There’s at all times tomm!”
Supply: Serena Williams’s Instagram from 2018.