Do any of you moms out there feel you are not doing the best job at being a mom and feel you could do better? Sometimes I feel that I am just not cut out for this mom thing and find myself overwhelmed. I am trying to potty train my 3 year old, teach him how to share, how to be appropriate when we have company, not to hit his sister so much and I feel that I am failing miserably. Then there are times that I don't feel like cooking dinner and end up having cereal "Again" for dinner.
I know I do some things right but not all the rights at the same time... (Does that make sense?)
Please tell me that I am not the only one and I have not lost my marbles completely.
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Thanks for the 2nd post! I know you have lots of friends around you that would join this blog. Have them sign up! Anyways, I think you are a great mom. I only have 1 (Davis)and feel overwhelmed all the time with what I need to teach him.You aren't alone! Little kids are happy with all the simple things in life still so don't feel bad if cereal is for dinner all the time. :)
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Oh ya...feel like this all the time! Three year olds are SO hard....so are 18 month olds...and I'm sure every other age!
YOU AREN'T ALONE SISTER! And if any mom tries to portray they've never felt these feelings...then they are lying. heehee.
After I had my 3 kids so close, I almost went insane. Ridge (my youngest) was only 3 months old and I was overwhelmed with everything having to be PERFECT ALL OF THE TIME!!! Well any of you who have 3 kids, know darn well that you have don't have control over anything anymore!! I prayed and prayed for peace during these months of hard times. Sobbing every day-curled up in fetal position, feeling so inadequate as a mom, feeling GUILT with the things I wasn't doing, you name it. My prayers were shortly answered. I know my Father in Heaven was looking out for me waiting for me to ask for help. I was able to feel this overwhelming sense of peace. All of those little things that we as mother stres about: CEREAL FOR DINNER 3 NIGHTS IN A ROW, DIDN'T BATHE THE KIDS THAT DAY, KIDS WATCHED 6 MOVIES IN ONE DAY, ETC...all of those worries sand feelings of guilt seem to dwindle away. The only thing I felt was my duty at this hard time in my life was to love my children. All of those other things will fall into place at the right time was how I felt. Heavenly Father does not want us mothers to feel guilty! Those feelings are only from the adversary. So till this day, if I ever feel that guilt, I have to remind myself of the things I 'have' done and keep moving forward. HANG IN THERE MAMA!!! Your'e not alone!! This blog will be fun.
I feel like right now my life as a mother is about selective neglect. Am I going to neglect my household chores, church responsibilities, apartment managing resposibilities, child #1, child #2, my husband, my health or my sanity? Each area gets neglected either for a short or longer amount of time. Child #2 will just have to be fussy and tired until I finish feeding child #1 dinner. Or, cleaning the apartment laundry room is just going to have to wait a few days because I need my exercise time so I will be sane! Sometimes things get out of balance so we just need to correct them and try to avoid neglecting family and spirit.
Should we strive to do better? Of course! But don't get caught feeling like you are the only one who is "failing" with your children. you are welcome to come observe me trying to teach my 2-year-old how to share or explain, yet again, why we don't pile blankets on the baby's head. Love you Camelia!
Oh this blog is already tons of fun. Thanks you Brook and April. I already feel tons better. Our #3 is coming next month and it is going to go downhill from there but I as you guys said, all we can do is to love them and I guess that is the memory that will remain with them.
My wonderful husband keeps telling me that all I have to do during the day is that we all stay alive until he gets home. Bless his hear, he does not even expect dinner or a clean house.
Thanks sisters for your inputs and I am way excited to read this blog.
Thanks Jenna for putting this together.
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