No One Gets How Hard This Is

Real Talk for Real Parents – A Village Childcare Blog, Episode 5

You’re not imagining it. This is hard. Like, cry in the pantry while the spaghetti boils kind of hard.

No one talks about the mental load that creeps in before the sun even rises:

• Did I remember to sign the field trip form?

• Are we out of wipes again?

• What did that pediatrician mean by “keep an eye on it”?

• Why does it feel like I’m the only one keeping track of everything?

Add the social media scroll and you’ll see picture-perfect homes, quiet bedtime stories, color-coded routines, and smiling kids who apparently love kale. Meanwhile, your toddler just threw a shoe at your face because you broke their banana wrong.

You’re not crazy. You’re exhausted. And most people don’t get it.

You love your child more than anything. You’d do it all again. But the part no one prepared you for? How lonely parenting can feel.

Your friends are working or don’t have kids. Your family lives far away or isn’t helpful even when they’re close. You’re navigating milestones, tantrums, regressions, and routines alone. And if you’re lucky, someone might say, “Hang in there!”

We don’t think you should have to “hang in there” alone.

At A Village Childcare, connection is just as important as care.

We don’t just care for your child, we see you. We ask how your morning was. We check in if you seemed off at drop-off. And yes, we’re available after hours if something’s on your mind. A rough night, a developmental worry, a parenting win, we want to hear it all.

This is a judgment-free zone where you can say, “I’m overwhelmed,” and we won’t blink. Where you can text us, “Was she extra clingy today?” and get a compassionate response, not an autoreply.

And here's the beautiful part: Our families build friendships, too.

Over time, the parents at A Village Childcare become more than passersby at pickup. They become the people you text on hard days. The ones who understand sleep regressions and picky eaters without explanation. The friends who stay in touch even after your kids move on to kindergarten.

Because when you raise your child in a real village, you don’t just get support, you get belonging.

So if you're silently carrying too much, you don’t have to anymore.

We’re here. For the big stuff and the tiny stuff. For your child and for you.

Because parenting shouldn’t be this lonely—and with us, it never will be.