Parenthood is a funny thing.
It is a learning process. Maybe even more so for the parent than the child.
It is also a sensitive subject to most people because almost all parents are trying so hard to do it all right.
One day you look at your life and think "This one area is looking okay" and then you realize it is looking pretty good because everything else fell apart.
The laundry is done... but the dishes are overflowing.
Your son said "please"... right after you corrected him for screaming "NO" at you.
The car is clean... but the house is a disaster.
You organized a closet... but haven't asked your husband how his day is going.
You went grocery shopping... but didn't plan for dinner.
So life goes on... until one day you wake up and realize you can't do it all, and no one else can either. If there is someone else who can, then I don't know that I have met them yet. Just as things start to feel normal a curve ball is thrown at you, and all of the sudden you are wondering how you ever got comfortable with this whole parenting thing in the first place. You forgive yourself and just keep on trying.
That is what is going on here lately. Learning mostly. Correcting and Loving too.
Thankfully I have my God as a guide, my husband as my support, my great mommy friends as back up, and two of the best moms, who have been through it all as examples.
So I will just keep praying, trying my hardest,
and thank God for quiet nap times spent with friends who understand.
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