Newly single mother here, I spent the entire weekend in bed with my kids

My (now) ex and I separated about a month ago after I found him (female) replacing. I knew instantly, I didn't need proof. I have two kids with him (our only two). Both under the age of 3. So this has been hard, I've done a lot of crying, I've barely been sleeping. This past weekend was the first weekend he didn't have the kids. <br><br>Normally, when I have them, I'm trying to work, clean the house, cook, be a parent, and figure this whole being newly separated out. But this weekend, I decided to just have a weekend with my babies. I spent almost every moment with them. I didn't clean a single thing, I barely cooked, and I didn't work a single minute. The only time I wasn't with them was when I was showering/exercising. <br><br>We played, we cuddled, we did anything they wanted. And it was amazing. Seeing my babies have so much fun was the best thing ever. It made me realize that I'm not a bad single parent, I'm just becoming one. I'm learning to do everything alone now and it may take time, but it'll come. And my kids are so smart and will understand. They're babies, they don't know what's going on. They don't know why "dada" doesn't live with us, or why my heart is broken, but they've made it so much better. Those little babies made me better this weekend. <br><br>And the best part is, they'll never know how broken and sad mommy truly is. This is our new normal and we will thrive.