5 Mentalhood Phases Parents Have To Go Through

Motherhood is not easy, nor is the parenthood. ZEE5 brings this show starring Karishma Kapoor, Sandhya Mridul, Sanjay Suri, Dino Morea, Tilotama Shome, and Shruti Sheth in leading roles. The show is just the replica of the parents like us, who are really struggling to have that work-life, mental-physical and societal balance in life.

Every parent goes through a few stages where the things drive them crazy and soon the motherhood and parenthood becomes the Mentalhood. We struggle a lot while bringing up the kids. The pressure of being parents, especially the mother is just unbearable at times but still we survive with loads of struggles and showcase happy faces. Because, as per the norms mother is not supposed to get tired, and she is not supposed to complain at all, right?

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5 Mentalhood Phases Parents Have To Go Through

1. Kids’ Nutrition And Fussy Eaters

Though we add the healthy foods to kids’ diet, they always tend to be the junk food lovers. Moms like me are consistently searching for the healthy recipes for kids and experimenting them in our kitchens. I always hated cooking, but so very exciting I get when some food blogger shows an innovative and creative dish and says his/her child just loved it. And then starts the struggle of making a fussy eater eat something nice and healthy.

2. Me Time And Self Care

While raising the kids and struggling with the household chores, I seldom get a chance to go to a salon and pamper myself. Forget the spa sessions, most of the time I take months to get the waxing and threading done. Then start the home salons and DIY skincare routines. And looking for self care tips becomes a necessity.

3. Facing The Competitive World

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Its not only kids who are facing competitive world these days, every parent has to participate in this running race. My child has to top all the subjects, he/she needs to be excellent in extracurricular activities too. He/she can’t lose any competition and needs to be all-rounder. This pressure kills the kids and parents every now and then. Every time we are being told that a loser has no place in this world. Failure means end of everything. And what not?

4. Struggle Of Being The Perfect Parents

Nobody is perfect. And we parents are human being too. Running behind the perfection makes us tired and restless. While having a work-life balance and providing everything to the kids’ needs and demands, we lose our sanity. I feel like the postpartum depression lasts for years. The stress of being that calm and positive mother always takes a toll on my mental health. And while raising the smart generation, many times we are labelled as imperfect parents.

5. Trying To Share The Wisdom Of Sex Education

Its definitely not hard to teach the toddlers and kids about the good touch and the bad touch. But at the later stages, going deep down the subject of sex education makes life tough for sure. Being friendly and sharing the secrets of Biology is not really an easy task. One stage after the other, it becomes the hardest phase of mentalhood, I mean parenthood.

So what is your mentalhood moment of this journey of parenthood?