I'm a stay at home mom to three and I run our home. I'm working full time on my blog and shop. Taking care of everyone is my job and I often forget to take care of myself. My hair has not been washed for two days and laundry sits in the corner of the room. Somehow with the television blaring I'm still able to find the words to write. Maybe I'm the "Best Mom" at tuning out my surroundings. Or maybe at ordering a pizza when it's been a crazy evening. I'm really good at threatening them to finish their homework too. Overall though I'm okay with just being okay. I'm pretty sure if you asked more of us to tell you the truth about our perfect roles as mothers we would all say that we are just doing an okay job.
Whenever I think of best mom I think of the best mom that I could have. I always tell my parents "I'm you're favourite daughter" (I'm their only daughter) everyone always says that their Mom is the best Mom because it will be the best Mom that they will ever have. I think for being a stay at home Mom juggling three kids makes you the Best mom!
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Your post reminds me of a long-running joke in my family. We'll always tell my Mom, 'You're the best Mom I've ever had!" She'll say, "But I"m the only Mom you've ever had!" And we say....yep!
ReplyDeleteI think every mom does the best job that they can every day. You are no different.
ReplyDeleteDitto Emily! I think our goal is to be the best mom we can be, accepting the fact that we are going to make mistakes. We are going to have bad days. But no matter what our children love us and it blows me away at how forgiving they are when we make mistakes. Motherhood is very humbling, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYep, I too, try to do the best I can. I struggle with mommy guilt a lot...am I spending enough one on one time with them? Am I teaching them enough? Do they know how much I love them? Is it ruining them that I do my work while they watch tv for 30 minutes? At the end of the day, i have to remember that God has equipped me with all the tools I need for my family, which lets me do the best I can and be the best mom I can.
ReplyDeleteI love how open you are Beth! We put so much pressure on ourselves to be super moms. When God just wants us to let Him be the super one :)
ReplyDeleteLove this post. I am not the best mom either and when I put those false expectations on myself I fail miserable. we are perfect moms in God's eyes and he has placed us in our families right where he needs us to be. So comforting to know we don't have to be perfect. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteGirl I am not a Mom but I really love the honesty in your writing here. Great post, I think many people feel the same way.
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