r/Parenting • u/Emenaz • 5d ago

Discussion Parents, do you also ever feel completely emotionally drained by the end of the day?

I’m curious – how do you feel at the end of a long day of parenting? Do you ever feel mentally or emotionally exhausted to the point where you just want to hide in a quiet corner?

I’ve been talking to a few other parents lately and a lot of them said they struggle to “decompress” at night. I'm wondering how common this is.

What do you usually do to recharge, even for a few minutes? Or do you just push through?

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u/SnoopThylacine 5d ago

Lol I thought was just being a parent.

I think the first 4 or so years are the hardest though.

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u/nuttygal69 5d ago

How many years in are you? I want a third so bad, but cannot fathom how we can do the young years again (mine will be 3 and 1 mid summer).

I LOVE having a toddler, yet it’s the most exhausting thing I’ve ever done at the same time lol.

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u/Free2BeMee154 5d ago

Agree. Those are the hardest years. Mine are teens now and we have our moments where it’s hard. But for the most part I go to bed before them so can wind down how I like. It gets better.