Help! I am Feeling Overtouched!
It's the end of the day and you and your spouse are laying in bed and they lean over and try to snuggle...at this moment you want to crawl out of your skin! Not because you don't like their touch, but because you are OVER TOUCHED.
The feeling of being over touched happens to a lot of us moms. We constantly have kids climbing all over us, wanting to sit on our laps, needing lots of hugs and kisses, want to hold our hands. Touch, touch, and more touch all over your body, all day long. Some of you might even be cringing right now as I describe it lol.
So how do we balance it? How do we, as moms, feel comfortable in our own skin and appreciate the touch from both our spouses and our kids?
Here are 3 things I do personally when I am having an over-touched day:
Set Boundaries: It is important for me to teach my children boundaries and respect for their bodies, so I need to role model that behavior. So when I am feeling like I need a break from all the sitting, hugging, and snuggling, I say to my kids. "Mommy loves you very much, but she needs some space right now. You can sit on that couch for 10 mins and mommy will sit here and when the timer goes off, we can sit together again". I might do this a couple of times a day. It gives me 10 mins of personal space or often they forget and end up doing something else.
Take a shower. I call it washing away the day haha. After the kids go to bed, I might take a hot shower, put on some nice lotion, and clean jammies and I feel like a new woman. I washed away the mom and I am ready to be me and wife now.
Meditate or Deep Breathing. Aside from being over touched all day, we can be overtalked as well. I might forego the shower for 10 mins of silence or sound vibrations and a few deep breathes. I often do both! This clears not only my body but also my mind and I am able to shift to again, being me and/or being a wife.
And remember, it's your body and it is more than okay to not want to be touched at all, even after a shower and deep breathing. Communicate that with your partner. You need some space and that is okay!
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