While there’s no denying that moms — especially those who work full-time — have a lot going on and far too much stress, stress is a personal thing and what one person can handle with ease might knock another person back on her tush. Some people can deal with the vagaries of life, while others go into the fetal position over the smalled thing.

Your mother has been through the throes of parenting small children, so at some point she surely experienced juggling eleventy-seven tasks at once while one child spilled juice on the carpet and another set the cat on fire. Your mom just forgot what it’s like to be in your shoes.

Hang in there.