The holidays in Colorado are usually filled with snow-dusted magic, twinkling lights, and fresh pine scents drifting from cozy homes. However, for one overwhelmed mother, the season brought something far less festive: tears, frustration, and a viral emotional breakdown that many moms across the country instantly related to.
In a video shared on TikTok by user @emergingmotherhood, the Colorado mom sits in her car, visibly devastated, after what she described as a painfully one-sided effort to bring some Christmas joy into her home. What she hoped would be a fun, memory-making day turned into a heartbreaking reminder of how underappreciated moms can feel, especially during the holiday rush.
The mom, who lives in the Denver area, explained that she spends the entire week shuttling her children to activities, outings, and the endless tasks that come with raising a family. After a Saturday full of doing things for her kids, she asked for just one thing in return, help putting up Christmas decorations on Sunday. And that’s when things went downhill fast.
Colorado Mother Sobs Over Kids’ Attitudes This Holiday Season
She even tried to set the tone for a cheerful morning by offering to pick up breakfast and coffee for the entire family. Her goal was to create a fun, cozy atmosphere to kick off the decorating festivities. Instead, she was met with complaints not just about helping decorate, but about the very breakfast she was offering to buy. That’s when the Colorado mom hit her breaking point.
“The thing I [expletive] hate about being the mom,” she says through tears, “is that you have to spend all of your time giving. We’ve been up for two hours and nobody gives a [expletive]. I gotta bribe you to do my [expletive]. I do my [expletive] for you, because I’m your mom and I love you, and I gotta bribe you to do my [expletive] with me?”
Her voice cracks as she adds the line that resonated most deeply with viewers everywhere. “I wanna feel like I matter too.”
The raw vulnerability mixed with exhaustion, love, and unmet expectations struck a chord. Many commenters, especially mothers, flooded the post with support, saying they had been in the exact same emotional place during the holidays.
The Internet Can Relate
For moms, Christmas often means becoming the planner, decorator, shopper, cook, therapist, chauffeur, magic-maker, and cheerleader all at once. And sometimes, especially in the cold winter months in Colorado, the weight of all those roles hits hard.
“If they had any idea how many times we cry alone in our car because of them,” one person commented. “Everybody wants the Christmas magic, but we are the only ones making it,” another wrote. “I promise your kids will return to normal loving humans in their mid 20’s lol,” a third person stated. “Being a mom is such a thankless job. Especially around the holidays,” a fourth comment read.
Hopefully, this Colorado mom gets the holiday season she deserves, one filled with gratitude, teamwork, and a little Christmas magic that’s just for her. After all the giving she does year-round, it’s about time she gets some joy back in return.
Casey James 
Kenna Raye 
