“Why does your face look like that?” my son asked.
“Are you okay?” my husband asked.
“What’s wrong Mommy?” my daughter asked.
“You look tired.” my friend said.
“Is everything alright?” a well-meaning stranger asked.
“YES!” I yell. “Yes! Yes! Yes!”
What is going on here? Why is everyone always so concerned about me?
Do you want to know why? I actually do know why. It is kind of embarrassing, but true I guess. Okay…here it is…
I have “witchy” resting face.
(she frowns — oh, wait…she doesn’t have to, that’s already her face. )
And by witchy, you know what I mean — switch the “w” with a “b” and you’ve figured it out.
Winning. That is what you are doing now. You just figured out the reason for my face. But me, not so much. I’m not winning apparently. I kind of thought I was, but that was until I became a mom and now everyone (and their mom) believe there is something “wrong” with me — all of the time.
So, why do I present witchy resting face? I surely don’t mean to, but I do and it’s because…
(No big surprise here)
Witchy resting face is the face of a mother.
Any mother — not just me. Okay, maybe not every mother, but a lot of mothers.
So why do mothers, the majority of the time, have witchy resting face? Because we have no control over it, that is why.
Most days we are tired as a mother. (Ha, get it?) I don’t even need the curse word there. It made its point all on its own.
Most mothers typically journey through their day exhausted and full of worry and anxiety. We are busy beings and 99.9% of the time, we have a million thoughts running through our mind. We don’t mean to come off as “witchy,” but we do and you, the general public, are just going to have to learn to be okay with that. Because unfortunately and contrary to popular belief, we are only minimally able to self-regulate it.
My request of you is that the next time you see a mother with what looks like witchy resting face, smile at her. Instead of asking her what is wrong, tell her what is right about her and what she is doing right.
Fill her bucket and know that by doing so, you may put a smile on her face, at least for a little bit.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we quit expecting women to smile all the time to make others feel better?
Amen!! Thank you for commenting! 🙂
Yes! Because we are tired, probably frustrated, and keeping everything together! I so get this.
Oh thank you for commenting! I am so glad you can relate!! 🙂
I know a guy who always looks like he’s mad. It’s just his face if he’s not smiling. But it’s created some sticky situations at work for him when employees think he’s mad at them.
I feel for him! That is life when you have WRF or BRF!! LOL! Thanks for commenting!
Your posts always fill my bucket. And yes, I am tired. Always.
That is probably the kindest thing you could say! You made my day! Thank you so much!! 🙂
I have WET, but it’s usually because Im hungry all the time
LOL! I have a hunger problem too…I get very hangry very fast if I miss a meal… 🙂 thanks for the comment!
I have a ‘witchy’ face as well. I could be think about what I want to eat and people could ask me what’s wrong. I think it is has helped me sometimes. Witchface LOL
From one witchface to another, I hear you, I understand you and I know the struggle! LOL! 🙂 Thanks so much for commenting!
And then try smiling with the tiredness right?! It’s like a witchy smiling face! Thank for sharing this post … it’s so true — please don’t judge my zero makeup, lack of sleep, witchy resting face!
Bahahaha! Sharon, thanks for making me laugh this morning!! Total judgment-free zone here with me!! Thanks so much for commenting! 🙂
Lololol this is SO me!!! Girl I’m right there in your corner!! AND it also doesn’t help that we have to be on top of our game, paying attention to what we are doing, the kids, and everything else, there isn’t time to smile!!! Haha!!
Thank you, Gina! Thank you for standing with me in my corner where we can proudly rock our Witchy Resting Faces! LOL. You are so right about having to pay attention to the kids and having no time to smile! My husband will love that excuse — he says I’m also complaining “I have no time”! Hahaha! 🙂