UPDATE:after writing this post...syrup was spilled on my freshly mopped floor and no freaking out happened. We just wiped it up and all of us took a nap! It was WONDERFUL to say the least and if I had known all week what I needed was just a nap I would have tried harder to make it happen :)
This week has by far felt like the most challenging week as a mother. It's ridiculous too that I would pick this week rather than a week where my family was all sick, or something pivitol was going on. But no, instead I pick a week where it's probably no different than any other week, I'm just emotionally charged and a little extra busy. Everything has just felt SO incredibly overwhelming to me this week and left me wondering why I sometimes even try....take for instance this picture
Can you spot my source of frustration? How about the giant holes in EVERY loaf? I know, I know, what's the big deal, and I didn't freak out over it (if I had there wouldn't have been a picture), it was just the 9th thing that could have possibly gone wrong in a 10 minute period. I've been wondering all week how everyone else seems to have it so together. Why is my house always a disaster to the point where I don't even want to let anyone in? Why do my kids always look like slobs and throw giant screaming fits at home or in the store?
I'm sure all mothers have days (weeks) like this, and I'm not saying that mine is by far the worst, but I needed to blow off a little bit of steam and in my typical fashion, writing does that for me. I love my children more than anything and I have tried so hard this week to keep that thought as my main focus. I'm trying to remember that for every 10 things that are hard, 1 single cute little saying or action from them cancels all of that out.
Here's to a better rest of the week!
4 comments:
AWWWWW! HUGS, Janelle! Being a mom is the hardest thing I've ever done. It's the most important job I've ever done and I wouldn't trade it for the world. But for some reason I have weeks/months like you are experiencing now. It will pass and you'll be back to your good ol self again.....
I have learned that everyone else does not have it all put together, although in my weak moments it sure seems so. Also, if you made homemade bread, you have it a lot more put together than me!
You are such an awesome mom!! Find something that is your sanity. Mine is a diet coke run!! It doesn't take much!
I'm right there with you! My day was yesterday! I was a big onery mess by the time Richard finally got home from YM's! One day you'll look back and remember how cute he was to bite all of the bread, and be thankful you were home with him so he was able to have home made bread. And, for now, just be grateful it wasn't the banister, or the back of the chair, or the windowsill, which one of mine did to each of those items! Hope you have a better day/week....send Gavin over to play if you need a break!
Ohhh boy have I had those days, truthfully they happen more than I care to admit. I wonder everyday how other mothers do it, simply put they don't. They just happen to be having a good day when you are not and you may be having a good day when they are not. I try to remember that when I am the mom in the store fighting with her kids or trying to downplay a scene, and you see some moms smile at you, you know they have been there (probably yesterday) =) You are GREAT, don't forget that!
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