Tuesday, July 19, 2011

more on giving them grace.

My good friend Kim, mom of twin 2-year-old boys, says this:

Being a mom is hard. Especially for a selfish, lazy, immature girl like myself. I love my kids and want a big family but I often start re-thinking this after a particularly long, hard day with the boys. At least once a day (sometimes more if it's been a tantrum and tear-filled day) I find myself at my wit's end thinking (or sometimes yelling out loud) "Why can't you just OBEY ME?! That's all I want- just obey and BE GOOD for once!" Really I'm saying that I am the center of my own little universe, I want a stress-free, enjoyable day, I want perfect children who don't complicate life for me, and I deserve to have all this happen.

To read more, visit her blog here.

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