I think it was last week when that blog carnival sprung up on "I am THAT mom" and I read a few of the posts and I loved them, I could not read them all. It struck a chord with me. I so badly wanted to participate, but felt like for the past 5-6 weeks I have not been THAT mom, I have been the OTHER mom. You know the one I am talking about the one we all strive NOT to be. The one that we want to have nothing to do with, the one with the old tapes, the one that makes you want to cringe. Yep that has been me. I have had my whole emotions on a roller coaster ride and I have been the OTHER mom, BUT I decided no more (with the help of my wonderful Hubby Greg).
I have been THAT mom, the one who has pizza for breakfast, just cuz.
The one who put up cloth swings in the middle of her living room, because I knew my then young ones would just LOVE to swing while they did everything and they did!
The one who does not worry that my kids stay up until 2:00, 3:00 am or longer.
The one who does get very involved in my boys gaming, even though I was so far from a gamer before he introduced me to it.
The one who does NOT say "go look it up", but the one who explores things together and looks it up together and then finds more things to look up and it goes on and on.
The one who was out on the trampoline until forever, because that is the best place to talk.
The one who does not mind the language that comes from my kids mouth, it is their mouths.
The one who will listen to my kids talk to me at all times.
The one who is doing the very best she can so that my kids will have a happy childhood.
The one who goes to the swimming pool again for hours on end and even goes in (until I am too wrinkly).
The one who will stay for hours on end wherever we go, because it is fun and we enjoy it
The one who know and trusts that all is always well!
I will be THAT mom today! I will be THAT mom who forgives herself for having some bumps in the road and being the OTHER mom for the past few weeks. Thank you to all you wonderful moms and dads who wrote in and gave me a bit of a slap in the face.
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Shitfire, girlie! We're all that other parent sometimes. Nobody's perfect. All you can do is try to be that mom right now.
YES! The kids are a direct reflection too of when I am being that OTHER mom, so I need to remember that so it will help me stay being THAT mom ;)
i also meant to say that i am not wanting to be perfect, BUT i want to go back to being THAT mom more then the OTHER mom. why is it that our brains want to take us out of being in the moment right now?
Yep, we've all had moments or days when we're the other Mom. When all we want is a do-over. Love this post! It would fit nicely, too, in the Enjoy Life blog carnival about picking up the pieces.
Yep, we've all had moments or days when we're the other Mom. When all we want is a do-over. Love this post! It would fit nicely, too, in the Enjoy Life blog carnival about picking up the pieces.
Just wondering how you are doing?
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