Got your coffee (and a Walmart cookie)?
I’ve got mine.
Let me tell you a few of my Mommy confessions.
If you’re a mom and can relate, let me know. Or share your own secrets in the comments. Let’s air it out in here:
1.) I don’t always enjoy the stage we’re in with the kids. Sometimes I daydream of days to come when we leave the house together as a family and poo poo, snack and liquid quantity, naps, and strollers won’t be an object.
2.) I feel a little bipolar with my emotions because while confession #1 is true, I also feel like bawling my eyes out when I think of our kids growing up. I wonder if JimJim and Jada will think it’s weird if I order a supersized stroller when they’re teens so we can relive the early years….See? This is what emotionally torn looks like.
3.) I’m not sure I’m doing enough for my kids. Am I playing, praying, patient enough for them?
4.) I almost never wipe my kids nose with a tissue. Their clothes and blankies work just fine. Do you wanna have a playdate with us soon?
It basically comes down to the fact that I’m not ever prepared enough. Don’t ever ask me for a Kleenex because I don’t have one. Or a diaper because I probably forgot that too. Wait, what? You feel like eating some lint covered Goldfish from the bottom of someones purse? That I have.
5.) I don’t force my kids to eat their veggies. Which might be why Jada has yet to eat one.
6.) Almost every day more days than I’d like to admit Jada and I don’t get dressed at all. Jammies all day, and I think I speak for both of us when I say, mommy’s lazy we like it. JimJim would be right there with us if he didn’t request his bball get up the second he wakes up.
Hate to say these four pictures took me less than one minute to round up for this little jammy collage.
7.) Nothing NOTHING has given me more purpose, zapped me of energy, challenged me spiritually and physically, and transformed me like having kids has. Lots more jammy days, not enough veggie days, and possibly teenage sized stroller days to come. Praying God will fill in the gaps where I’m not enough. Because I know HE is.
The days are long, but the years are short. Isn’t that what they say? I’m a believer.
So, mommas out there. Spill it.
Just wanted to say I love your blog! It’s nice to know there are other Christian mom’s out there that are feeling/going thru the same things that I am. I need to try that prayer for peace and contentment! Thanks
Aw thank you so much Grace! I appreciate your comment so much! And yes all of us moms are going through similar things so I think it helps to be honest and talk about it! Speaking of, right now I am so tired I can barely keep my eyes open. Any other moms out there sleep deprived? It’s a challenging time in life for many reasons, but so rich and full too when I realize God is on my side and wants GOOD things for us! Thanks again!
I was just sharing last night at our bible study that I have been seeking gods peace in my life in every way….peaceful thinking and speaking toward others, my children, husband. Having the peace that god offers breeds contentment which can be a tricky thing to hold onto as a mom. My days feel mundane and I feel like I have been doing the same thing for 2 years with no end in sight since I can’t clock out at the end of the day or on weekends! Being a mom is also the most challenged I have ever been. I have always thought of myself as calm patient and gentle, but I feel the exact opposite of all of those more often now than ever.
Oh and I had to cut a knot out of Eleanor’s hair once because she hadnt been bathed in waay too long. And I am currently wearing a sweatshirt that has spit up down the front of it….no vince doesn’t throw up any more. But he did a few months ago when I last wore this:). I guess I’d rather wear dirty clothes than add to my laundry pile!
This confession was amazing. I loved it. Thanks Chan. And I love that prayer for peace. I pray it too. I totally agree with all you are saying and so appreciate your honesty. I agree that it’s the most challenging. Don’t you feel like it’s the time where you’ve grown most too? I sure do. I don’t feel like I’ve got it all down by any means, but I think God appreciates that we really are trying to let Him live in us. And that we DO want it all His way. I want to have more grace for myself too though, because it’s really easy to go into guilt mode and I know that’s not from Him. Thanks so much for confessing that. And that is HILARIOUS about Eleanor’s knotted hair. JimJim would be right there with her, but when his get too long and ratted, we just take the shears to it. And I’m right there with you with the dirty clothes. But I don’t have to tell you that. You know that about me.
I don’t brush my kids’ hair. Now when you can actually see the knot in their hair, then we spray (ALOT) and brush. No harm, no foul. And I only brush their teeth at night until they can do it themselves before school…don’t tell Randy.
. AND they play on the iPad waaay more than I will ever admit to!
Haha! Love these confessions Kristen! I don’t ever brush their hair either and I always forget the brushing their teeth thing (and my own). Sounds like we have the same personal hygiene standards:) Or the same need for sleep, one of the two. And I know if we owned an IPad I would be the same way. I already need to cut back on their tv watching!
so funny i was feeling a lot of this same bipolar thing today! most days i feel like i just spin my wheels and never get anywhere. the kitchen is always still a mess, there is always still laundry to do, and what on earth is growing in that bathroom! But tucking Ella in tonight and listening to her sing Jesus Loves Me by herself for her Daddy for the first time the whole way through made me think maybe i am doing something right. Even if i do feel stuck in the mud most days. So glad there is an other mom to admit it to!
This made me tear up. Thinking of Ella singing that is so sweet. It is so hard sometimes to know if what we are doing is making an impact, but when you see glimpses of it here and there in those sweet moments, you know it is. Thanks so much for writing this. YOU, my friend, are making a huge difference and Ella wouldn’t be where she is without your sheer determination! You two have always and continue to amaze me. Love you both.
I confess that I’m struggling to enjoy this time of unemployment/pretend SAHM time. Why can’t moms just enjoy things as they are?
Kara, thanks for your confession! I know. Well, I take that back, I don’t know. I wish we could all just be content with today everyday, but it IS a challenge. But, I don’t want to wish my life away! It’s already going way too fast (almost 30 here). Thanks again, Kara!