Mommy Exhaustion

At age 24, I had a 5 year old, a 3 year old and a newborn. My days were filled with cooking, cleaning, breaking up fights, teaching, diapering and much more. I can remember cleaning my house at 2am when everyone was sleeping and then crashing from pure exhaustion. I remember how long it took to get everyone dressed and ready for a journey, even if we were just going to the grocery store. During this time, motherhood was exhausting but more PHYSICALLY than anything.

Today, my children are 20, 18 and one about to turn 15. It is a different kind of exhausting now. When they were young I would teach my children a hot stove would burn them, now there are things far more dangerous than the stove for me to worry about. I had a lot more control then. It was exhausting, yes, but nothing compared to the emotional exhaustion I have now. I worry so much about them and want so much for them to have a happy life.

I am so in love with my children. When does the exhaustion disappear?