Behind the sharp decline in mothers’ mental health
Moms in the U.S. reported a big decline in mental health in recent years, according to a new study. Meg Oliver reports.
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39 Comments
What's about mens mantel health it's always about women give me a break with this bs
So true 🙁 I feel warned out.
It all goes back to the cell phone
Trump came into the picture 2016.
But I thought feminism was supposed to bring women freedom and happiness
You think maybe working full time, mothering children and still being responsible for all the housework might be the reason!?
Balance priority
Mental health first then take care of
Children
You can do it all, but you cannot do it all well. Something suffers! Women need to stop lying to themselves.
This should have come out a decade ago.
tell you everything that there is no man in sight. Moms doing EVERYTHING
Here’s something that has bothered me since the moment my child was conceived…advice from “experts” hurl all this information to you about what you should and should not do when raising a child. Yet, NONE of the information jives with how our nation actually works. Here’s an example, “putting your baby into daycare too young can cause damage to your child’s bonding experience with mom/family” but there is no support system for moms to be SAHMs and it is completely unattainable for most households since they need two incomes to feed and house that child. Then there is the sleep training crap, “don’t sleep train and co sleep with baby in your room for at least the first year”, oh but yea you need to get back to work and there will be no paid leave while you are up ALL night EVERY night taking care of this baby. Because oh, by the way the best is breast feeding and to not breastfeed for the first year is not ideal if you want a healthy baby. So also, strap on your breast pads and get back to work! Gee, I can’t believe mothers aren’t feeling more chipper?!
Exactly why we need two parent homes.
No, the problem isn't a lack of friends/sounding boards etc, it's husbands and wives not working as a team when dealing with household chores and taking care of the kids. Husbands stop offering help(if they even offer to begin with) because the wife says "he never gets it right" or "won't do it when I want him to" and many wives are reluctant to ask for assistance because other women in their life tell them to suck it up and run their house as a woman should.
Oh god
I think it’s important for women to live in reality more than ever and pay attention to the reality of being a single mom even when married. Many mother’s hormones change and some go to drugs to cope with the stress.
This is top priority
I think social media has exacerbated this issue. The constant messaging to be ‘perfect’. Screen time, no screen time, you suck if you send your kid to daycare, make your babies food, you’re a failure if you don’t breastfeed, your baby is hitting milestones as fast as others, you’re not attentive enough, gentle parenting vs not, blah blah blah. Moms on social media are some of the most judgmental that I’ve come across. This isn’t attainable and moms are putting to much pressure on themselves. Do what works for you and your household and tune out all this noise.
The title should just be “Ms. Eggy was right, these men ain’t worth ___”
rude.
but ya
It only lasts for 30 years. It goes away after they graduate from university and move out.
Ladies, you cannot do it all. Best to stay home and live with less while children are young.
Moms are expected to raise kids on their own (no more village), the world's on fire, the economy is a disaster, and social media is constantly telling us to do MORE and be BETTER. The moms are not alright…
Don't have kids. Simple.
Never in 1 million years would I think to blame a decline in mental health on my children. Never. Not even when I’m getting 2hrs out broken sleep a night because of Dexcom alarms and crazy blood sugars. The mental decline is because of support. We have no support in any way from anyone outside our home. We can’t send out kids out on their own or someone might call the police. We can’t go do anything alone because there is no money for sitters. It’s very isolating to be a growing family in 2025.
Why does that Indian woman she interviews sound like Kourtney Kardashian. Lolllllll
Where are the dads tho??
I raised 2 kids alone. They both went into full time childcare when they were 2 weeks old because there is no paid maternity leave. I now pay 40k a year for college.
You gave us no advice
Well when your country’s ruling party and fundamentalist Christianity tells you that women being SAed is best for the humane race…it is going to hurt women. Which seems to be ok.
Seriously, who could do this?
Fuc, I can barely work a 9 to 5
Today is my 57th birthday. This is very helpful information. Prayers for everyone.
Dan Quayle was 100% CORRECT!!!!!!!!!
Venting without reflection isn’t healing — it’s just rehearsing your pain. You walk away feeling right, not better. No growth, no change, just deeper bitterness. So many women will follow this path for their entire life and forever be miserable.
Keep making lists, venting, and feeling superior — all while your life stays stuck. It feels like effort, but it’s just noise. No real work, no real change.
One of the main reasons I did not want to be a parent was because of how busy it looks, especially for moms. I witnessed both of my parents constantly work and then my mom would come home and continue to work around the clock taking care of the home and my brother and I. It looked overwhelming and exhausting. My parents argued about money at lot too. They hardly ever had fun or slept. I felt bad for them and that I was a burden. I thought they would have been so much better off with out me.
The solution- divorce and get 50/50. This was the only way for me to get a break from all of this. Before I was too tired and did 100% of housework. Now I have time for myself and enjoy parenthood much more.
Facts
Don't forget: the 40 hour work week was for MEN who were assumed to have a WIFE at home doing all the kid and household stuff.
There wasn't an assumption that the worker was the primary caregiver of children while ALSO working full time and commuting.
Moms….❤