11 Struggles of Being a Mom Addicted to Coffee

Although breast milk is referred to as liquid gold, if you're a latté-loving mama, you know what liquid gold's real alias is: coffee. For some, coffee is a tasty treat that can be leisurely sipped from a glass mug in a bathrobe (ha!). For a mom, consuming coffee is like your own version of The Hunger Games, and if you can get three cold sips of it in before your kids successfully drive you crazy, you are the winning tribute.

It's safe to say that being addicted to coffee as a parent comes with its own separate set of struggles — read through for 11 of them.

01
You can't handle anything your kids throw at you until you've had a sip of caffeine.
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You can't handle anything your kids throw at you until you've had a sip of caffeine.

Coffee makes you feel appreciated and ready to take on the world.

02
Even if you get as far as pouring your coffee, you can't get excited because you'll have to heat it in the microwave 30 times.
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Even if you get as far as pouring your coffee, you can't get excited because you'll have to heat it in the microwave 30 times.

Before it gets left in there for the rest of the day to be found the next morning when the cycle repeats itself.

03
The decision of whether to unpack your kids from the car just for the sake of a coffee run is the truest internal dilemma ever.
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The decision of whether to unpack your kids from the car just for the sake of a coffee run is the truest internal dilemma ever.

And it happens at least once a day.

04
If you haven't had a sip of caffeine before school drop-off, you are forced to deal with the PTA moms stone-cold coffee-sober.
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If you haven't had a sip of caffeine before school drop-off, you are forced to deal with the PTA moms stone-cold coffee-sober.

It's impossible to talk fundraisers and bake sales without your morning joe.

05
When someone offers you decaf, you have to stifle the urge to answer obnoxiously.
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When someone offers you decaf, you have to stifle the urge to answer obnoxiously.

Who the hell do you think I am? I'll take the hard stuff, thanks.

06
When you happen to get through an entire cup of coffee, you inadvertently reveal to your kids an energetic version of yourself.
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When you happen to get through an entire cup of coffee, you inadvertently reveal to your kids an energetic version of yourself.

And then once that wears off, you can't figure out how to explain expectations versus reality with them when it comes to the effects of caffeine on playtime.

07
You wish you could go back and tell yourself to enjoy coffee more in your prebaby years.
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You wish you could go back and tell yourself to enjoy coffee more in your prebaby years.

You didn't know how great you had it back then.

08
No matter how much coffee you actually get to drink, you feel like it'll never truly cut into your exhaustion.
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No matter how much coffee you actually get to drink, you feel like it'll never truly cut into your exhaustion.

There just isn't a cup large enough to hold the amount of caffeine you need.

09
You have to deal with the whining that comes with telling your children to leave you alone until you're caffeinated.
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You have to deal with the whining that comes with telling your children to leave you alone until you're caffeinated.

Beat it, kids. Mama needs her coffee time.

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If a mom at play date drop-off asks you if you want to stay for coffee, you have to accept even if you can't wait for freedom.
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If a mom at play date drop-off asks you if you want to stay for coffee, you have to accept even if you can't wait for freedom.

You had tons of things planned for this child-free time, but coffee trumps all.

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You can't relate to moms who don't drink coffee in any way at all, despite obvious similarities.
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You can't relate to moms who don't drink coffee in any way at all, despite obvious similarities.

You literally relate with them on zero levels; they can't be human.