Tag: Motherhood is hard
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What’s next? I’m not quite sure
Being a mother is really hard. No matter what your circumstances are. No matter how many children you have. No matter whether you work, don’t work, formula feed, breastfeed, are married, are not married, etc. It’s hard because it’s all relative to your own life experience. When I was a new mom with one child,…
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Why does it take mothers so long to go to therapy?
A few months ago, and for the few months before that, I wasn’t in great shape. Mentally, emotionally, physically. I was piling way too much on myself, and still trying to adjust to life with three children. Still trying to balance work-life-home-kids. My shoulders were heavy from the weight I’d been carrying around. I was…
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Yes, sometimes I’m the “I need a break” mom—but I’m always a good mom
Sometimes I’m the “Fine, one more show” mom. Sometimes I’m the “I will give you M&M’s if you JUST get buckled” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Okay, you don’t have to go to school today” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Chicken nuggets for dinner again!” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Climb on in, you can sleep with us…
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Mama, I know that this isn’t easy
This morning as I sat on the hard wooden pew at mass, my 18-month-old exhausted and half-sleeping, half-crying, her getting sweaty from flailing, me getting sweaty from the inevitable panic of being in a quiet place with a screaming child. I was trapped in the pew and in those thirty seconds or so of panic…
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The mental notes of motherhood are exhausting 😴
I was passing through the living room quickly with a toddler melting down over the thought of getting her diaper changed. I needed to get rid of the stench immediately, but had also passed by about ten small beads on the rug that blended in just enough to stay there for days if I forgot…
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This too shall pass
If you’re stuck, or things are changing in your life… If you’re going through something, or are in the in between… I wanted to share something with you. It’s not going to last forever. This morning, as I played outside with the kids, I was thinking about how it’s March. Already! Even among the piles…
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Failure is a normal human feeling
It happens. It doesn’t feel great, but it is a reality of life. I think failure is scary because you have to admit you don’t actually have control of everything and that you’re flawed. Failure is scary because you’ve put yourself on the line and you were vulnerable with something that maybe didn’t work out.…
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To the mom who didn’t leave her house today—I feel you
There are days we don’t leave the house because someone’s not feeling well or we don’t have plans or Maggie doesn’t have school so we don’t have to drive her. And that is something people don’t tell you about becoming a mom—that there will be days you’ll literally just stay at home all day. Sometimes,…
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We can do hard things
“We can do hard things” is something I’ve been saying lately. To help my kids understand, but as a reminder for me too. Sometimes the things that are worth the most in life are hard, and tedious. They take time, and patience. They take extra planning, and a lot of deep breaths. Like family vacations,…
Colleen Temple 