I know I can’t be the only tired mother out there; the only one that wakes up to shuffle to the coffee maker with one baby on my leg and the other in my hair. I can’t be the only one that struggles to finish said cup of coffee before it’s reheated 8 times, but finally sits down to drink at at 12:30 during nap time. Who needs lunch anyway? Or breakfast for that matter? I can’t be the only one that feels like I’m 8 hours late and a $2 short when the pizza man delivers the pizza but I don’t have cash to tip. I feel like I FAIL at life and motherhood most days. I can’t be the only one??? Pinterest makes it look so easy…
Sometimes, I go to bed feeling like a total #momfail. You know we all have it; we all have that terrible mom guilt that just lingers after the babes are asleep. The guilty thoughts wondering if you played with them enough or let them play alone enough. Did I offer all of the food groups at least once? Crap…did they drink my Sonic Coke? Where is that Coke, by the way!?!? I think we can all focus on the guilt and the worry, but I want to challenge myself each day to learn to focus on the small victories in motherhood. It can be nothing or it can be something…but let’s just remember that we’re all celebrating keeping our children and ourselves alive for another day!
So as I put my babes to bed tonight, I am going to remember the small victories from today:
- We’re alive.
- No ER trips today.
- I somehow managed to get us all fed, bathed and in bed.
- Did I give them their vitamin? Eh, I don’t remember…they might have had 3 each. They’re extra healthy today..
- I prayed….a lot…..maybe for my sanity and maybe for Daddy to come home…but we prayed!
- Mac & Cheese for the 3rd time in 24 hours? Like I said…we’re fed.
- I found cookies hiding beside my bed. WIN! I hid and ate the last 3. #FindersKeepers
- We overslept and barely made it to our first event of the day, but AT LEAST they slept!! Extra sleep was nice!
- Craft time and lunch time was combined. Less clean up!
- I might have said “no” more than the two of them combined today. They’ve got this talking back thing down pat, but I’m still the NO Master.
- Suckers and candy was bribery. It’s okay…they did what I asked.
- I loved my babes. I tried my hardest. I was there.
Small victories…but guess what? I’m not any better or any less than a better mother for doing what I did today. I loved my kids. I deeply love my kids.
Did I plan any crazy Pinterest activities for them? No. Did I hug them too much? Never. Can we always strive to be better? Yes.
