Ode to PPD

Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is not showering until the afternoon.
Postpartum depression is cleaning the kitchen before your partner gets home so it looks like you have your shit together.
Postpartum depression is debilitating.
Postpartum depression is getting furious that the tiny dictators need something from you, yet again.
Postpartum depression is screaming into a pillow for it all to just stop.
Postpartum depression is the guilt others make you feel for not loving every second of your precious miracle's mundanity.
Postpartum depression is feeling like you're a constant failure.
Postpartum depression is feeling like a horrible mother.
Postpartum depression is wishing you weren't even a mom.
Postpartum depression is drowning in sorrow at the negativity.
Postpartum depression is isolating.
Postpartum depression makes it nearly impossible to get out of the house - see again isolating.
Postpartum depression causes such worry that you're ruining your children's happiness.
Postpartum depression is hating society for being set up in a way that makes you raise your children essentially alone.
Postpartum depression is missing the help of your partner so much your heart physically hurts.
Postpartum depression is hating that the only thing that seems to make your child happy is their father being home.
Postpartum depression is incredibly unfair.
Postpartum depression.
How we hate you.

Postpartum depression effects as many as 1 in 5 people up to 1 in 9 people. Postpartum depression is treatable. Postpartum depression does not define who you are as a person or parent.