5 Mom Truths I’ve learned in 5 Years of Motherhood

Stop comparing yourself to others.  Kids grow and learn at different rates.  What works for one household doesn’t work for every household.  Oh, and guess what, EVERY family has its own dynamics and issues within.  That goes for nuclear families, single parent households, blended families, and a host of other “types.”  Keep that in mind when you’re being too hard on yourself.  You just do your best.  Parent with love. You are your child’s world and his or her hero (even if for a short period of time).  You don’t have to be perfect to be perfect in their eyes.

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Mamas Need Friends

I love my friends, because with them, I am my most uncensored, fun, and crazy self. Inside jokes from high school resurface, memories from over the years come up, endless laughter. With friends, I am happy, I am free. I can cut loose a little, while the kids are out of our presence. I can use words that I don’t get to use at home lol. I can chat about subjects that I have to contain to closed rooms in a house with kids. Friends allow me an outlet to just take a breather.

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Practicing Gratitude

This is not just a post about being Thankful because it’s timely for November. Parenting has taught me that when I’m frazzled to practice gratitude. It’s a part of my self-care as a busy mother. I really cannot complain.

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Week 28: 15 Pregnancy Peeves

This belly can’t seem to fit into anything that I currently own.  Shirts ride up and expose my bulging belly.  Dresses ride up and expose my thunderous thighs. Pants can’t fit over this gut/baby bump.  After feeling like a bad bish all summer, things got real and I am learning to be humble again.

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