Home/Relationships & Family/Parenting insecurities/ThoughtYou know that feeling when the house is too loud and the kids are screaming and everyone expects you to be the rock? My youngest is turning five today.parenting insecuritiessocial exhaustionanger suppressionShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooHouse full of screaming kids, that awful bouncy castle music, and I just… locked myself in the bathroom. …crying shamei guess i just locked myself in the bathroom and cried a little or maybe a lot during my kids birthday party today it was so loud you know all the shrieking and mess and my parents are here too and… …crying shameAnd you’re in the middle of it, like, right in the eye of the storm, but you’re supposed to be the one holding the umbrella, right? …crying shamei’m sitting here on this plastic folding chair that’s digging into my thighs and i honestly feel like i might just dissolve into the floorboards if one more person screams my name... …social exhaustionRelated ThemesEmpty Nest VoidFamily obligation guiltHidden relationship doubtsParentificationSecret resentment toward family