Parenting is tough, y'all. It wouldn't be worth it if it wasn't.
If we are all honest, there are certainly moments that I do not cherish!
It's a long article (I'd recommend clicking the link above and read it when you have a few moments), but I wanted to post two highlights that made me shed tears from laughing so hard.
The first is a description of a scenario when an older lady was telling her to enjoy every moment:
At that particular moment, Amma had arranged one of the new bras I was buying on top of her sweater and was sucking a lollipop that she must have found on the ground. She also had three shop-lifted clip-on neon feathers stuck in her hair. She looked exactly like a contestant from Toddlers and Tiaras. I couldn't find Chase anywhere, and Tish was grabbing the pen on the credit card swiper thing WHILE the woman in front of me was trying to use it. And so I just looked at the woman, smiled and said, "Thank you. Yes. Me too. I am enjoying every single moment. Especially this one. Yes. Thank you."
And her resolution to say this to young moms when she is that elderly lady in the store:
"It's helluva hard, isn't it? You're a good mom, I can tell. And I like your kids, especially that one peeing in the corner. She's my favorite. Carry on, warrior. Six hours till bedtime." And hopefully, every once in a while, I'll add -- "Let me pick up that grocery bill for ya, sister. Go put those kids in the van and pull on up -- I'll have them bring your groceries out."
We love them; there's no question about that. But mamas, don't beat yourselves up if it's not peaches and cream 24/7. Carry on, warriors!
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