Being A Mama Is Hard & That’s Definitely Something We Can All Agree On

Are you overly critical of yourself as a mom? Do you sometimes have too high of expectations for yourself?

The sun wakes up and so do they, one right after the other. They start their day so I start mine and our dance begins whether I am prepared or not, because really, they need me.

And so we do our days: the cooking and the laundry and the gymnastics and the outfit changes and the needing and the owie-kissing and the crying and the time-outs and the tower building.

And the reminders of Let's try that again and You need to clean those up and This is how you be brave and This is what it looks like to be a good friend.

And the lonely and the repetition and the monotony and the taking deep breaths and watching the minutes tick by.

And the worries about whether I actually measure up. If I can actually raise three competent, contributing, loving, merciful human beings.

Because I see things that you don't see.

I see the time I lost my temper with my 22-month-old and told her “I am done with you,” right before I shut myself in my bedroom to regain a moment of sanity.

Or the time I dismissed a request to play together because I was just so very tired.

Or the day that I relied on kid shows to babysit my children because I had work that I needed to do.

Or the time I shut down creativity because I just didn't want to deal with the mess.

And I wonder: Am I the only mama out there who wonders if she has what it takes? Do any other mamas have moments that she feels like a complete and utter failure? Does anyone else have days that feel like it's all a bit too much, like you just can't get it right, like you just might want to quit?

Because here's the thing: Being a mama is hard. It just is.

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