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“How was my day? It was a lifetime. It was the best of times and the worst of times. I was both lonely and never alone. I was simultaneously bored out of my skull and completely overwhelmed. I was saturated with touch—desperate to get the baby off of me and the second I put her down I yearned to…” quote by Glennon Doyle Melton
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““How was my day? It was a lifetime. It was the best of times and the worst of times. I was both lonely and never alone. I was simultaneously bored out of my skull and completely overwhelmed. I was saturated with touch—desperate to get the baby off of me and the second I put her down I yearned to smell her sweet skin again. This day required more than I’m physically and emotionally capable of, while requiring nothing from my brain. I had thoughts today, ideas, real things to say and no one to hear them. I felt manic all day, alternating between love and fury. At least once an hour I looked at their faces and thought I might not survive the tenderness of my love for them. The next moment I was furious. I felt like a dormant volcano, steady on the outside but ready to explode and spew hot lava at any moment. And then I noticed that Amma’s foot doesn’t fit into her Onesie anymore, and I started to panic at the reminder that this will be over soon, that it’s fleeting—that this hardest time of my life is supposed to be the best time of my life. That this brutal time is also the most beautiful time. Am I enjoying it enough? Am I missing the best time of my life? Am I too tired to be properly in love? That fear and shame felt like adding a heavy, itchy blanket on top of all the hard. But I’m not complaining, so please don’t try to fix it. I wouldn’t have my day or my life any other way. I’m just saying—it’s a hell of a hard thing to explain—an entire day with lots of babies. It’s far too much and not even close to enough. But””

Glennon Doyle Melton

About This Quote

Source Essay: Personal Reflection, 2023

The narrator describes a day of intense emotional extremes, love, fatigue, and the paradox of joy and hardship in caring for newborns.

In simple terms: A day of love and exhaustion with newborns.

Key Takeaway

Embrace the contradictions of love and fatigue.

Themes

parenthood emotional intensity contradiction gratitude mental health

Mood

tender exhausted reflective

Type

personal essay reflective emotional

When to use this quote

  • newborn care
  • solo parenting
  • overnnight shifts
  • self‑care planning
  • support seeking

Key Concepts

attachment maternal instinct stress joy existential reflection

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you balance self‑compassion with caring for others?
  • What support could ease this emotional load?
A Different Perspective

The narrative may romanticize suffering, overlooking the need for external help.

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