Motherhood burnout is a silent epidemic. And when women start to get sick — emotionally, physically, spiritually — they’re blamed for not taking better care of themselves. As if self-neglect wasn’t built into the job description. As if exhaustion isn’t the natural result of being expected to give everything and need nothing. We’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t. Prioritize yourself? You’re selfish. Abandon yourself? You’re praised — until the toll shows up on your body, your mind, your soul. And even then, the blame is yours to carry. This isn’t just personal. It’s systemic. It’s cultural. And it’s long overdue for a reckoning. This Mother’s Day, let’s tell the truth: Self-sacrifice isn’t the measure of your love. Your exhaustion isn’t a personal failure. And you deserve a life that doesn’t ask you to break yourself to prove your worth.