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What happens when you experience mommy burnout?

The definition of burn is to destroy, damage, or injure by heat or fire. As a mom, the last thing you want to do is hurt the people that you love. But when your tank is empty and you are forced to keep going, what happens to You? What happens to everything that you tough? It eventually burns out.

Welcome to Moms R the B.O.M.B.com! The acronym B.O.M.B stands for Burnt Out Mommy Blog.

In this community, we share and grow and learn and get empowered to lead lives that thrive and honor God as we parent with intention. Though we may enter this virtual space in shambles and are in need of support as we deal with the residue and symptoms of burnout, it is my desire that we eventually transition through to becoming more empowered, strengthened, and supported to develop a self-care and self-love routine and lifestyle that allows our lives to be transformed into women who are the BOMB.com; our lives moving from chaos to an intentional trust in God that bears wisdom, discernment, strength, rest, peace, and the fortitude to parent from a place of “FULL”fillment rather than fumes!

Many come from various walks of life to include: single moms, divorced moms, working moms, married moms, step-moms, first-time moms, experiences moms, moms-to-be, moms with mental illness, moms of kiddos with learning differences, moms of children with physical, mental, emotional, and/or psychological illnesses, mom of kiddos with ADHD, moms with children who have Autism, moms of teens (that deserves a category in and of itself), mom’s co-parenting or moms parallel-parenting with a parent who is unfit or unwilling to partner in this journey, leaving you to bare the burden alone, and lastly but definitely not least, mommy’s who are married with the picture perfect life, yet feel guilty for wanting to drive away and not come back because of resentment that fills her heart due to lost dreams and a personal cup that goes unfulfilled while she serves her family with a smile because that is her “godly duty”!

Can you relate to one or more scenarios from the list above?

What about the unique experiences that Mocha Moms deal with? Being a Black mom parenting children in the US with cultural and societal pressures to perform is so loaded that Moms R the BOMB.com has a special section devoted just for you! Does is mean that other moms don’t experience burnout and are not in need of support and community. Absolutely not! What this means is that, as the founder of this ministry, and as a Black woman in America, I understand, experience, and have a front row seat into the lives of women who look like me and know the unique and layered challenges that Black mommies have that may require some TLC (tender loving care) and added support to make up for the neglect and internal issues unique to our lived experiences due to systemic racism, historical oppression, cultural norms that have created barriers to attaining support, resources, and awareness of what it means to rest, embrace our femininity, put down the infamous cap to save others at the detriment of self, and to seek external validation and success through DOING that directly shows up and impacts how we parent our children. So, this blog will have dedicated space and resources to undue layers of wrong-thinking and help Black women relearn and reprogram our software to parent with a new mindset that is void of many of our upbringings, families of origin, and communities.

Still not convinced this community is for you.

Well, seek God! The bridge that brings every woman together from various walks of life is our faith in Jesus Christ. This ministry is founded on a scripture that serves as a reminder to mommies all across the globe, according to Matthew 19:26, “But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Mommas, no matter how you feel and no matter what part of the mothering journey you are on, remember that you can do ALL things through Christ who gives you strength! Ladies, in and of ourselves, we can do absolutely NOTHING, but with God, ALL things are possible! Being a mommy is not only a calling, but God says our children are a gift. According to Psalms 127:3, “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” So, when times get tough, know that you can fully lean on the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom, comfort, direction, and guidance. You were rewarded to parent your child! It is an honor to be chosen to rear our littles to love God and love people; even in our imperfection, we are chosen for the call and what a humbling task that will keep us at the feet of Jesus and in communion with the Holy Spirit and in fellowship with one another!