Motherhood is a choice YOU make everyday to put someone else's happiness and well-being ahead of your own. To teach the hard lesson's. To do the right thing even when you're not sure what the right thing is..... and to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.
First and foremost there is NO worlds best mom, we are all just in the trenchs doing the best that we can day in and day out. Constantly feeling like we aren't doing enough or doing to much or doing the wrong thing or not feeling any validation for all we do. Motherhood is a struggle to say the least take solace in the fact that you are not alone in feeling any of the a fore mentioned things. As I write this I am staring at my 22 month old eating grapes out of the fridge bare bottomed (he has a diaper rash and the best thing for it is diaper free time) I am trying to distract him from the fact that his lovie (a blanket dog Woofie that never leaves his side) is in the dryer because he thought Woofie needed a drink. This is the perfect example of what fills most of my days like many other mommies out there we are just living moment to moment, the best part is that the good moments out weigh the bad and when those little eyes look into yours and he says lobe you ('v' is a hard letter) it makes all the tantrums worth it.
The truth about terrible 2's: they actually happen when they are in the second year of life so month 12 thru 24. I read this somewhere (don't ask me where I read so many articles that they start to run together) and it makes total sense I just thought my little guy was starting it early turns out this the time that it actually happens. All I can say about this is learn to love the word "no" it holds a great power, tantrums may follow but if as you gain your motherly strength you will know to just ignore them because they do end and then they are on to the next activity.
what are some of your special moments that make the bad ones seem to disappear?
The truth about terrible 2's: they actually happen when they are in the second year of life so month 12 thru 24. I read this somewhere (don't ask me where I read so many articles that they start to run together) and it makes total sense I just thought my little guy was starting it early turns out this the time that it actually happens. All I can say about this is learn to love the word "no" it holds a great power, tantrums may follow but if as you gain your motherly strength you will know to just ignore them because they do end and then they are on to the next activity.
what are some of your special moments that make the bad ones seem to disappear?
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