To the Friend Who Said “How Can You Be Lonely and Unfulfilled? You Have a Baby.”

“How can you be lonely and unfulfilled? You have a baby.” 

It’s a jarring question to hear as a young mother, especially when all you hear about are the joys of parenting and how lucky you are to even be able to conceive when there are those who struggle for years.

But Laura Mazza – Mum on the Run has always been one to keep it real when it comes to the joys and sorrows of motherhood. As a mama with three little tots herself, she’s very familiar with the loneliness that came come along with parenting. From missing get-togethers with friends to the touch of your husband, the job can be busy and full of life while still lonely and unfilling in certain ways.

It can also be a topic that’s very taboo to talk about considering motherhood is supposed to be one of the biggest blessings in life.

In a viral, and all-too-relatable Facebook post, Mazza charges other mothers to break the silence.

“We stay silent because of judgement and for guilt,” says Mazza. “But we shouldn’t. We shouldn’t stay silent just because we don’t have a 9-5 and we don’t want to appear ungrateful.”

Read her post in full below, and be sure to share it with the mamas you know on Facebook:
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“I said ‘I’m never alone but I’m forever lonely. I feel so unfulfilled sometimes’. ‘How can you be lonely and unfulfilled? You have a baby.’ My friend said that to me after I complained.

But yeah, at the risk of sounding like an ungrateful [bleep]. I am lonely and unfulfilled some days.