Home/Relationships & Family/Parenting insecurities/ThoughtI am sitting here in the dark wondering why we do the things we do as humans. My boy is only nineteen and he spends all day doing that hard labor...parenting insecuritiesShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI guess this is kind of stupid but I’ve been sitting in my backyard for like three hours just staring at the dirt. …mortality anxietyI don't know, this is probably just me overthinking things because that’s what I do at 2 in the morning when the heater is clicking and the whole town is dead quiet, but I saw my son today and he… …parenting insecuritiesI’m sitting here in the dark garage unable to move and it occurs to me that for all our talk of human connection what we really mean is we just want SOMEONE to carry the load of our existence for a… …caregiver burnoutI'm sitting here and the light from my phone is a cold blue bruise against the kitchen wall and it feels like the same fluorescent hum my dad used to bring home in his clothes after twelve hours at… …procrastination shameRelated ThemesEmpty Nest VoidFamily obligation guiltHidden relationship doubtsParentificationSecret resentment toward family