Scrolling Saturday II
S C R O L L I N G S A T U R D A Y
Melissa at Such Simple Pleasures and Coleen at Manners and Moxie
present the Scrolling Saturday Meme. Simply dig up an old post that
didn’t get enough love, but should have. Let it get the love it deserves!
No one told me that it was going to be so hard to be a mother.
No one told me that there were going to be days that I wished I wasn’t.
No one told me that I’d have to pick my battles with my children.
No one told me that there’d be times that I’d laugh until my sides hurt.
No one told me that these creatures were going to be so demanding, yet so unconditionally loving.
No one told me that there would be many days that my adequacy as a mother would be in question.
No one told me that there would be days that I’d lock myself in the bathroom to escape.
No one told me that I’d be a short order cook, much less that I’d learn to actually cook and actually enjoy it.
No one told me that laundry could pile up so much that it would take a mid-size bulldozer to get it out of the way.
No one told me anything, not one thing.
There are some things I’ve had to learn, feelings I’ve had to go through, fears I’ve had (and continue to have), headaches that pound, mistakes made, victories won, you name it; it goes on and on.
Motherhood is hard and no one told me that I’d question if I was good at it. Daily.
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21 Responses to “Scrolling Saturday II”
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Nobody told me that you can’t have kids and nice things, too.
You absolutely should do that every day pictures of yourself. I’ve seen where they take all the pictures and make a video with it going through them, and it’s pretty cool to watch. Besides the fact that it’s interesting to see the subtle changes day-to-day, you know?
this is so true – we can all be as good as we want to be.
To be honest, I wish I wasn’t a mother A LOT of days. Somedays, I shake my head and wonder what the heck I was thinking. Kay – keep that on the down low!
Nobody told me how having a child would make me realize how selfish I am.
Nobody told me that I wouldn’t feel the least bit guilty leaving my child at my mother’s house overnight. Sometimes, I wish I could leave her two nights!
that is all SO true!! and…no one told me that there would be times where i truly could hate one of my children…and be wracked in guilt about it yet…always love them.
don’t know if that made sense but…loved your scrolling saturday!!!
xoxo
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who locks herself in the bathroom.
All, so true.
And no one told me that my capacity to love would increase so much. And my capacity to fear.
No one told me that I would have to live without sleeping through the night again.
You need to publish your work.
Kim, I thank you for your comment!
All so true…No one told me that life with children gets more and more fun as they get older!
This is sooo true. I think every mom who is really invested in motherhood questions is she is a good mom daily, hourly and sometimes even minute by minute.
I came over here from Scrolling Saturday. It’s nice to “meet” you. Love your blog.
This is an amazing post. I can really relate. It is all so true…no one told me motherhood would be so hard…and so wonderful at the same time!
Thanks for posting!
Amen! You said it!
Great post for SS!
no one told me that motherhood would hold the highest highs and the lowest lows…
great post, mishi..
Wonderfully put!!
So true! I do a lot of questioning and second guessing.
how so very true!! Thanks for visiting my Scrolling Saturday….happy Saturday.
No one told me my house would never be clean while any kids remained as residents.
No truer words have ever been spoken. Thank you for sharing!
If someone would have told us….would we have done it?
Maybe that is why there is no manual they send us home with???
You are a good mother, a loving mother, raising happy children.
Trust yourself!
This was a beautiful post! I’m new to scrolling Saturday.
The thing about good parents is that they constantly are afraid that they “aren’t”… Beautiful post, honey.
*Piling lots and lots of love*