A quote from "I Was A Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids" sums it up nicely I think:
"Ultimately, I am not the kind of mom I thought I'd be. I pictured myself baking cookies and singing songs with my sweet girls, and my house would be perfectly organized with color-coordinated bins. Instead, I'm kind of in this fuzzy haze of I don't know what. I don't remember what I did yesterday."
It's time to be honest about the reality behind the insane, sometimes unspoken expectations of a mom in today's world. It's time to be honest about what really matters, and it's not whether or not your kids behave perfectly, or your house is shining like the top of the Chrysler Building. It's not about having your child involved in every extra-curricular activity known to man, or about concealing all mood fluctuations from...well everybody. It's about re-defining yourself, and recognizing that you, not society should be setting your own expectations of what defines a good mom.
So think about that, and stay tuned for more!
Many, many late nights...LOL. Serioulsy, I have no idea!
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