some people
Some people seem to have it all together. They wake up in the morning and greet the day with a smile. They can potty train their kids with no problem even while having a 15 month old who is into everything. They can do a hobby or some other task when the kids are napping because they have the energy and they don't need a nap.
I am not those people.
I plant flowers to help me to smile and I try to make it through the day.
Life has been a big struggle. I guess that is normal for a stay-at-home mom. I mean I hope it's normal. Maybe I am not normal.
I am not those people.
I plant flowers to help me to smile and I try to make it through the day.
Life has been a big struggle. I guess that is normal for a stay-at-home mom. I mean I hope it's normal. Maybe I am not normal.
posted by Becky @ 11:29 PM
6 Comments:
At 8:43 AM ,
beck said...
Sometimes some people don't exist. I hope you're normal because you sound like me a lot of the time!
At 8:10 PM ,
Alison said...
I think perfection is a fantasy, but we all seem to feel like the other mom is perfect :-), with a spotless-all-the-time house and perfect children who eat perfectly healthy food and are perfectly behaved all the time.
Some days I feel like I got absolutely nothing accomplished (house work, etc.) but just taking care of kids (and I only have one!) takes a great deal of emotional and physical energy.
You're doing a great job of shaping those two little boys' lives! :-)
At 9:33 PM ,
Becky said...
Thank you both for your comments Beck and Alison. :)
I have been feeling pretty negative lately, and a little depressed like I'm not accomplishing much by being at home with the boys.
Alison, that is so true. It takes a great deal of emotional and physical energy. And I have been through a lot the past few months and I think I'm too hard on myself.
Thanks for the encouragement. :-)
At 9:02 PM ,
Kirsten said...
"Some people" are figments of our imaginations:).
I can't tell you how many mornings I've spent running around in circles from one kid to the next--oh, and the puppy, too--until suddenly I look at the clock and BOOM, it's lunchtime. And all I wanted to do was unload the dishwasher!!!! ACK. Sometimes making it through the day is all that is required of us:).
At 10:23 PM ,
Becky said...
Kirsten, :) So there are no such things as super moms? :) Am I really just imagining it? :)
At 11:08 PM ,
beck said...
I think that every mom is truly is super at a few things, but we get into trouble when we start collecting ALL the super attributes and expecting ourselves to somehow emulate all of them. For every thing a mom is super at, I guarantee there's a downside. I'll go first - I am TERRIBLE about keeping the kitchen floor clean, my kids have baths on an "as needed" basis, my husband is always buying more underwear/socks as I can't seem to get the ones he owns clean in time, my car is full of junk and I am not a cheerful food preparer. But I'm great at cloth diapering and reading/singing with my kids!
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