When I wrote the last post about feeling like a rock star mom, it was precisely because there are so many times where I feel I fall short. But I don't dwell on that either. While I know I am not perfect, I am not trying to be either. I am just trying to do my best just as I expect from my kids.
So here are some of my "less than perfect" mommy confessions:
1) I am not crafty or culinary in nature. My kids Halloween costumes and birthday cakes are store bought (or made by others).
2) I sometimes let the kids watch an extra cartoon or spend more time playing video games because I am on the computer. While sometimes I am genuinely trying to get work done, more often than not I am just talking to friends on Facebook or Twitter or trying to finish up a blog post.
3) I sometimes skip reading with them at night because we are running behind schedule from watching an episode of Billy the Exterminator or our newest favorite, Top Shot.
4) I lose my patience and yell much more often than I would like, although I also apologize for it when I am out of line.
5) I sometimes let them have junk food for a snack because I don't have the energy to argue with them about why they should be choosing a fresh fruit instead.
6) Little Caesar's $5 Hot and Ready pizzas, at least once a week, sometimes twice during the summer.
7) I sometimes have to lie about having seen a dance move or soccer play during practice because I was too busy talking to my friends.
8) I need a lot of Mommy alone time and girls nights.
9) When I am really struggling with my anxiety, I have a hard time concentrating. I forget what the kids said they wanted for breakfast and have to ask a second or third time.
10) I sometimes encourage them to color with crayons instead of playing with paint or Play-Doh because I don't feel like cleaning up the mess.
So there you have 10 "I am most definitely a less than perfect" Mommy confessions. It feels good to get that off my chest. Anyone want to share some of theirs?
I had just been planning to write something similar! Someone called me supermom on facebook. I think people don't always know the whole story.
ReplyDeleteLove this post, and it is what makes you such a wonderful Mother. You are human :)
ReplyDeleteThis was refreshingly honest! I can share most of the ones that you listed. Patience, or lack thereof, is a big one for me lately. Sometimes I feel like the least patient person in the world, but I talk myself into chilling. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Oh, and I often feed Mariele mac and cheese for breakfast because she begs for it and I know it is literally all that she will eat.
ReplyDeleteHaha little Caesars. Every week for sure, and we're even worse b/c Mr. Picky won't eat anything but the crazy bread and I count that as a "meal."
ReplyDeleteI do almost all of these as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's awesome that you wrote this. I love reading blogs, but they tend to really get me down too. I always feel like I compare unfavorably to all the moms who do super fun things all the time. Sure, I suspect a lot of editing goes into the stories people tell, but my own anxious mind prefers for me to believe I just stink.
You DO rock as a mom though.
I definitely share a lot of the things that you have listed. My blog is often just highlights of good things that have happened but the reason for that is because I am using it as more of a memory book for the kids.
ReplyDeleteWe are also a once a week Little Caesars family as well :)