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failure, family, friendship, funny, moms, motherhood, new beginnings, parenting, success
So as the first post indicated, I was invited over to a friend’s house with no more information than children were not allowed, and she would have chocolate. That was enough for me. I honestly didn’t need any more information and said I would be there!
After hearing her plan on starting this blog, my mind began racing with all of the stories I could share. On frequent occasions I call or email my friends to tell them of my latest experiences. It usually involves some way that would permanently exclude me from winning “Parent of the Year”. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE being a mother and wouldn’t want to be doing anything else with my life. But I will admit that there are days (probably more often than not) that I’m just not that good at it. It are those days where I lose my cool, say things I shouldn’t, do things I shouldn’t or just plain want to run away for a few hours. Most of the stories I can laugh at. Even my kids can laugh at them later that day, but knowing that I can call my friends and vent is sometimes the only thing that stops me from bolting out the door.
As I’m trying to put to paper some of the best stories I find myself giggling about most of them. On a few though I cringe. I am not perfect by any sense of the word and I know that several times over the past few years I have gone to bed thinking “Well, I blew it today!”. It has taken me quite a while to realize that it is okay to mess up. It is completely human to stumble and make a mess of things. What I have to make sure to do is to let my kids know that I know that I screwed up, and that I’m working on it. I want them to see that I am a work in progress. I want them to see me as imperfect. I want them to see that I cannot do this thing of motherhood on my own. I need my husband, I need my friends and mostly I need God to get me through.
So as I share my successes, my failures and just my all-out crazy days with you, please know that I am far from perfect. I don’t do things “by the book” most times. Yes, I have squirted my daughter with a water bottle when she sucked her thumb just as you would squirt a cat to get them to stop climbing the curtains (and no, it didn’t work. She’s too smart for that). I may do things outside the norm, but I love my kids with all my heart and those who know me can attest to that. Between the group of moms on here, we all have different parenting styles. And that is one of the things I LOVE about my group of friends. None of us react in the same way to every situation, but we know each others hearts. That’s what makes it so great when asking for advice. I know I can ask them and get all sorts of different ideas. Hopefully one will work!
Like the title suggests, I really didn’t know how or where to start, and this rambling seems to prove that point. I guess the best place to start is just to welcome you here and I hope you enjoy the journey with us!