Self-Care
You’re not too sensitive — this is overload
Snapped over something 'small'? It's not that you're too sensitive — it's parental overload. Understand why it happens and what helps.
PT
Parents4Parents Team
Apr 16, 2026 · 5 min read
“There are days when I feel ridiculous for getting irritated by small things.
The problem is that many small things add up. It’s never just the spoon hitting the floor or just someone calling me from the other room for the tenth time.
But from the outside, they look small. They don’t see the bucket filling up, they only see the last drop that makes it overflow. So when I hit my limit, it just looks like I’m losing my patience over nothing.”