Reliable, Not Replaceable

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝.

Not because she’s weak — but because she’s the one everyone leans on.

She’s the planner, the carrier, the emotional shock absorber.
The woman who can run a business meeting at 10 a.m. and a family gathering at 4 p.m.
The one who remembers what everyone else forgets — the pie, the folding chairs, and to take the rolls out of the oven 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑛.
The one who keeps showing up, even when the cost is quiet and unseen.

If that’s you, Thanksgiving might not feel like a holiday.
𝐼𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 — complete with costume changes, a grocery list that never ends, at least one relative asking if the turkey is “supposed” to look like that, and kids who mysteriously survive on nothing but bread and dessert.

But here’s the truth you rarely give yourself permission to say out loud:

𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 — 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.
𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 — 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.
And you deserve rest just as much as you give support — preferably the kind that involves no timers, no hosting, and nobody yelling from another room, “𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔?”

Your courage isn’t loud.
It’s not the kind that gets applause or gratitude speeches.
It’s the courage of women who keep the world spinning without asking for credit.
The courage of choosing grace over resentment.
The courage of protecting a home, a career, a family — and still trying to protect your own heart.

So just know, tomorrow you don’t need to prove anything.
You don’t need to host the perfect meal or carry everyone’s emotions.
You don’t need to collapse into the role of “the one who handles it” —
unless we’re talking about the TV remote after dinner. That’s fair.

𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏.
𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅.
𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆.

And maybe, for once, let somebody else take the lead — even if they don’t do it perfectly.
(And if they forget something? Smile. Let them. It builds character.)

Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with rest, truth, and enough joy to carry you forward.