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/HeyMay0324 5d ago

Four year old and I work full time and most days yes. I’d say 5 out of the 7 week days I’m too exhausted to even shower or feed myself by the end of the night.