Comments on: inconvenience.

By: urban craft

urban craft — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:22:03 +0000

I seriously don’t think there is any mom who is anywhere near where she wants to be as a mom. It doesn’t matter how happy or healthy the kids are, any one tiny thing can make us feel like complete failures as mothers at any moment. Your honestly is wonderful. I am so sick of blogs that portray their lives as magical, beautiful, picturesque and utterly perfect. I’m sorry, but they must not live here on earth or maybe they play with dolls too much.

You, however, rule!
Thanks!

By: Rhondi

Rhondi — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:03:34 +0000

Hi Kellie
Good honest words. I can remember many times when the kids were growing up feeling like such a failure as a mom, but you know what? We can never be the perfect mom and that’s perfectly okay. Actually if we could be the perfect Mom, we would never aks the Lord for help and our kids would never have to turn to God for help either because we would meet all their needs.
I heard somewhere that all kids need is a “good enough” mom. At the time I thought that seemed wrong, but now I’m wondering if maybe it’s true.
Hugs, Rhondi

By: Liv

Liv — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:24:06 +0000

Beautiful post – it’s so refreshing to read something real from a blog on parenting.

Transparency is beautiful, keep it up darling.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:05:37 +0000

I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say thanks for this post. You put into words something that has been bothering me about myself lately and I think now that it’s been put into words, I can correct it. I feel like I was supposed to read this today. Thank you!

By: Terri

Terri — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:50:17 +0000

Glad to know I’m not the only one! I try not to get too hard on myself when I realize I’m being a crappy mom. I instead try to tell myself that, with God’s help, it’s not too late to change and I can learn from my mistakes. I tell myself that A LOT! I mean A LOT!

By: Emilie

Emilie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:15:11 +0000

I feel ya, I have been struggling with this forever and realized that as we all have a “test” in our life, something that we will struggle with forever… this is mine. I’m not giving up trying to be a better mom though, I just know it’s always going to be a struggle area for me

By: Alexia

Alexia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:07:29 +0000

Preach it girl! thanks for sharing – you know I often feel the same.

By: jengilley

jengilley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:18:12 +0000

AWESOME… I think ALL moms feel this way during seasons of parenting… I can tell you the growing up too fast is all so true my oldest turned 16 last Tuesday, drove around picking up applications, came home filled them out, turned them in, my husband went along {waited in the car} for his first interview yesterday {hubby called me while waiting in the car and asked if I was ready for this next step into manhood for our son} to which I replied, I would much rather him be here at home pacifier in his mouth taking a nap, where did my baby go? As of today at 1 he will be off to his first day on the job!! sniff sniff…
Thanks for being real so others can relate!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:16:44 +0000

I think that this is something that most moms struggle with – I know that I do. It is so hard to not be selfish. Thanks for being transparent, some days it helps to know that I am not alone.
I too am working on this. Instead of telling them, in a minute, I just go. I am also reminding myself often that I need to just get over it and play or teach something to them.
It is still an uphill battle, but at least I will have done my best.