“This is real life”.
Sarah Van Sickle, an exhausted mother from Texas is going viral after she posted a video from her car with her children in the midst of a “mommy meltdown”.
Crying in the car while her child threw a tantrum in the back seat, Sarah explained that this is real life for her and the video has resonated with parents across the world, who have commented and supported her saying that she’s not alone.
Captioning the post, Sarah wrote:
“I’m so sick of people just showing the perfect side of parenthood on social media.”
“I’m tired. Mentally and emotionally drained. Feeling like a failure of a mom. Feeling beyond clueless as to why my child has the world’s worst tantrums for no reason. Feeling guilty for yelling at him and even more guilty for wanting to crawl in a hole and stay there.”
The mother’s video now has over 3.5 million views on Facebook as she explains what she believes is the “dark side of parenting that they don’t tell you about in books”.
Since posting the video, thousands of people have reached out to Sarah with love and encouragement.
One person wrote:
“Sarah, I just want you to know that lately I came across your video and I go through how you feel in this video many times with my children as well. God we love them but some days with them is not always rainbows and sunshine and your right ppl do not show this side of parenting when it comes to social media. Thx so much for sharing your video and stay strong Momma.”
While another wrote…
“You got it momma! I have been there! I am sure every mother has at some point! Prayers for you.”
