Becoming a mother did not somehow make me immune from bad days. It did, however, make others feel that I should be able to shove bad feelings aside and move along because, honey, there are kids to think about. Seriously? The thing with motherhood that makes it so tough for so many is that our job is 24/7, 365 days a year without vacation time. At times without help. Forever. Sometimes, life is going to be too tough. Sometimes we are going to have a really hard time. And sometimes, we just need a friend, a shoulder, a comment here or there that helps us to realize that, yes, this too shall pass, but that right now it does indeed suck. And that is normal. (Not going through rough patches is what is not normal.)