The "Other mother"

I love this blog post I saw on the Power of Moms site today.

http://powerofmoms.com/2013/04/the-other-mothers/

She talks about not comparing yourself to others and being proud of what you're acomplishing instead of worrying about what you're not doing. Although she does talk about being grateful she's not the mom that lets her kid pee at the park, never has a clean house, yells at their kids, doesn't go to dental checkups and doesn't accesorize. EEK! I really felt incredibly judged by those words of hers ;)

But seriously, I was speaking with Karley about how we are SO glad that we just don't care what anyone thinks about us anymore. Which I think is the main reason we can get together and act like complete idiots and just love ourselves anyway. This is something that comes with age, so on the one hand it's sad because I'm aging (boo hoo) but it's also very freeing and I love the stage of life I'm in.

I will proudly tell you that my house is messy 90% of the time, my kids absolutely pee behind the trees, trashcans etc, I yell more than I care to admit (although thanks to orange rhino I am doing much better) I HATE the dentist *more on that later, I only accesorize on occasion and most of the time the bottoms of my feet are so dirty I leave footprints in the shower! Phew true confessions.....thank you for letting me get that off my chest ;)

I have learned what is worth my time and what isn't.

Por ejemplo: I hate crafts, but I love reading to my kids. I don't love playing pretend but I love all kinds of games and puzzles. I hate the PTA (which I really learned this year from being on a committee for the first time in my life) but I will gladly accompany my kids on a class outing. I love to cook but I HATE to clean. Have I told you that before? So, I feel like I have really been able to embrace what I love and do the things I hate on a less frequent basis (except for the cleaning...boo!)

I have absolutely been jealous of the other mothers and I absolutely still have moments especially when I see an exceptionally patient and or hot mom, but I have learned to get over it and if it's such a big deal to me then who says I can't improve upon it. The only thing I have yet to embrace is my love handles. Hate them and always will.

Bottom line/moral of the story....LOVE YOURSELF!!! Peaceout.

PS Let others know your weaknesses once in a while. You never know who you could be helping by letting them know that seemingly put together people gots issues too! Tru.