10/06/2026
Can we talk about something no one really talks about?
How heavy single parenthood truly is!!!
Not just the work of it — the weight of it. The mental load that never switches off. You are the provider and the nurturer. The decision-maker and the disciplinarian. The encourager, the protector, the planner. All of it. All at once. Every single day.
You lie awake doing maths in your head — school fees, rent, food, fare — while the house is finally quiet. You worry about your children's future and quietly shelve your own. And in the morning, you rise, you smile, and you hold it all together. Because everyone is depending on you.
People look at you and see strength. They see resilience. They call you a superwoman.
What they don't see is the exhaustion behind the strength.
The nights you cry quietly so the children won't hear. The days you are tired of being strong. The moments you wish — just for one hour — someone else could carry the load.
And yet, somehow, you get up and do it again. And again.
So hear this today,
Feeling overwhelmed does not make you ungrateful.
Feeling tired does not make you weak.
Struggling does not mean you are failing.
The fact that you are still showing up — still loving, still providing, still trying, even on the days you feel stretched far beyond your limits — says more about your heart than you will ever realize.
So please:
🌸 Give yourself credit for the battles no one sees.
🌸 Celebrate the small wins — the fees paid, the meal shared, the child who laughed today.
🌸 Rest. Rest is not laziness; it is how you stay standing.
🌸 Ask for help. Asking is not weakness — it is wisdom.
Your children may not remember every sacrifice. But they will remember that you were there. That you loved them fiercely. That you never, ever stopped trying.
And that is everything.
Take heart, dada. You are doing far better than you think you are.
❤️
With love,
Coach Liz Kanini Kitheka
