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A woman. A mother. And her 47 tabs
You may not know me.
But you know the thoughts.

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TAB 040.

I love being a mum.
I really, really do.

But if someone handed me a hotel key, told me there was a king-size bed, snacks, room service and absolutely nobody needed me for 24 hours…

I would not ask questions.

I would simply disappear. 😂🤍 by @heropentabs

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4 hours ago

Ladies, no explanations.
No context.
No pretending everything is fine.

Drop the GIF that best describes your mental state right now. by @heropentabs

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4 days ago

There comes a point where choosing yourself stops feeling selfish.

You’ve spent years being a daughter, a partner, a mother, a friend… putting pieces of yourself aside because someone else needed you.

And then one day, you realise you’re allowed to find those pieces again.

So if you see a woman choosing herself in her late 30s or 40s, cheer her on.

She’s not having a crisis.

She’s coming back to herself. by @heropentabs

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4 days ago

We decided to have children.

So let’s raise them with intention.
Let’s drown them in love.
Let’s make them feel safe, seen and heard.
Let’s give them the tools to build a good life — and the confidence to build one that feels like theirs.

We don’t have to be perfect parents.

We just have to keep showing up, loving them fiercely, and giving them the best foundation we can. 🤍 by @heropentabs

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5 days ago

TAB 037.

Ladies, I have a genuine question.

At this point, I don’t know if I need:
a holiday,
iron,
hormones,
8 consecutive hours of sleep,
or an exorcism.

Sleep deprived since 2020 has really added an extra layer of confusion. 😂

So… what are we blaming this week? 👇 by @heropentabs

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5 days ago

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t seeing who they are.

It’s accepting that they’re not who you hoped they were. 🤍 by @heropentabs

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5 days ago

TAB 035.

There are days when I genuinely don’t know how I’m going to keep going.

Days when I’m exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix.
Days when I feel completely overwhelmed.
Days when I question whether I’m doing any of this right.

But then I look at them.

And I remember that there are two little people who know me as home.

They don’t need a perfect mum.
They don’t need me to have all the answers.

They just need me to keep showing up.

So I do.

Even when it’s hard.
Even when I’m tired.
Even when I have nothing left.

I can’t give up.

Because I’m someone’s mum.

And somehow, sometimes, that is the reason I find a little more strength. 🤍 by @heropentabs

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7 days ago

TAB 034.

Both kinds of tired are real.
Only one of them gets a break. 🤍

Share this with someone who needs to read it. by @heropentabs

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8 days ago

TAB 033.

Loving it doesn’t mean it’s easy.
Finding it hard doesn’t mean you don’t love it.

Both can be true. 🤍

Where are my “both” mums? 👇 by @heropentabs

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8 days ago

TAB 032.

Please tell me I’m not the only one. 😂

Because some mums look like they’ve got motherhood completely figured out…

…and I’m just over here winging the whole thing.

Was there a manual? 👀 by @heropentabs

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8 days ago

TAB 031.

Please tell me how overstimulated you are because I need to know I’m not alone. 😂

I’ll go first:

Dinner on the floor.
Baby climbing my head.
819,228th cartwheel.
TV on volume 60.
“What’s for dinner?”
Robot vacuum suddenly doing a full house tour.
Neighbour’s dog barking like it’s fighting for its life.

And somehow I’m expected to remain calm and emotionally regulated through all of this.

NOW YOU. What’s your overstimulation breaking point? 👇 by @heropentabs

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9 days ago

Tag the mum who’d pay to be invisible for 5 minutes. 👻 by @heropentabs

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9 days ago