The person behind the idea of "Super Mom" is an ass. This is the normal morning of a full time working super mom: (Ok, so maybe it's been my morning)
12:00 am - William wakes up. I think he might be cold and decide he can share our bed. He spends the next five hours flopping around the bed, searching for his pacifier, and sleeping in insane positions. I spend that time watching him.
5:30 am - Wake up with kink in my neck from sleeping around child.
5:45 am - Notice I somehow sprouted a fantastic looking blemish between my brows over night. Awesome.
6:30 am - I go to put on my pants. (The nice pair for the meeting for which I should really be wearing a suit.) HUGE hole in the back pocket area. Freak out ensues. Not sure who to blame... Dry cleaner, Banana Republic, the junk in my trunk?
6:50 am - Put on back-up pants that are a little too short and a little too faded to be acceptable.
7:00 am - Put on intended jacket and find that the security tag from Nordstrom is still strongly attached. Luckily, back-up jacket works just fine.
7:15 am - Leave the house 15 minutes late without breakfast or lunches, because we have no groceries.
7:20 am - Realize cell phone is still charging AT HOME.
For the record, this is not intended to be a "poor me post." Instead, I wanted to document what a real morning is like when you're barely keeping your head above water.
To all the moms out there who put too much pressure on themselves to live up to the "Super Mom" ideal: DON'T. IT'S NOT WORTH IT!
It's hypocritical for me to say this, because I fall into this trap every minute of every day. But, I figure the more of us who are honest about what we're really going through, the easier it is to laugh at ourselves (after crying alone in the bathroom). Right?
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2 comments:
Yikes...That sound a pretty bad day and it is only 10:50. I hope it gets better!
I can so relate to this post, Lisa! I feel like I've had a similar day at least once a week since Maddie was born.
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