I Am a Great Mom
Have you ever had that horrible sinking feeling creep into your head that you are a bad mom? Well, you are not alone! I have yet to meet a mom that doesn't feel that way about herself from time to time.
Us moms tend to be constantly feeding into the lies that we are no good at what we do. We focus so often on our negative qualities that sometimes it doesn't allow for the good ones to shine through. We focus on the moment the hubby gets home from work and all the household chores aren't finished, or focus on the moment we've realized our child had more iPad time than book time.
When a child gets sick, of course it is our fault. We were the ones that allowed them to go play on the playground full of germs. When a child gets upset and yells "I don't like you!" It's obviously all on us, because we didn't let them have desert without eating some veggies first. When they come home from school with a bad grade on a test, I mean, we really should have helped them study longer.
We are our biggest critics! Every time we believe we have messed something up in our children's lives, negative thoughts sneak through and completely block out the good. To be honest, I have had many moments where I find myself (in my head) wanting to apologize to my children for getting me as a mom.
Saying it aloud as I write this, I sound like an idiot, and I want to laugh at myself. Mamas, we are missing the big picture! Our value does not rely on the negative moments or our children having the picture perfect upbringing. Our value as moms comes from our intention, our daily sacrifices, and our unconditional love for those babes. From the first day we found out we were pregnant, we lived with intention. Intention to either be moms or allow someone else to take the title of mom through adoption. Either way, we intentionally chose life for them! Mothers are making sacrifices daily for their children. From the sacrifice of their bodies (can I just quickly thank the maker of yoga pants!!!) to our sacrifice of sleep.
Like I don't even remember what it's like getting a full night of sleep anymore. When they wake up in the middle of the night with a nightmare, we comfort them. Or when they stroll into our room in the middle of the night to sleep in our bed, can't stay still to save their lives, but you're so dang tired you can't even take them back to bed. Sacrifice my friends.
Our love, oh our deep unconditional love for those weirdos! No matter how many times they refuse to obey orders like "please clean up your toys" or however much sass they can shell out in one day, we love them! No matter how horrible they have been to you or to someone else in the world, you love them! Moms, you are great!
You're the ones making the world run so well! No matter how tough of a day you have had, no matter how big of a disaster your house is, and no matter the size of the meltdowns (the kids or yours), you are great!
And there is nobody else who could take your place!
