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My good friend and momspiration, Elise, recently did a post on her True Confessions. They were great. So honest, and so damn spot on! So, here are my real mom confessions:
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1. I consider it a parenting success that my daughter loves Edward Sharpe and the Magnificent Zeros, and calls Home "her song." Similarly, I was a little annoyed when she loved a CD of kitschy children's songs we were gifted (don't worry, I didn't share my annoyance with her!).
2. I do my best to get Gwen to eat a good variety of foods... but nights are rushed to begin with, so if she's begging for pasta, again, sometimes its just easier to eat pasta. Again. But we always have a fruit or veggie too.
3. I love spending time with my daughter, love playing games with her, but when she breaks out the blocks, I pray she asks her dad to help instead of me. I can only "build another house, Mommy" so many times before I just don't want to build another house! I've also hidden books once or twice after we read them 20 times in a row.
4. My husband is much better at the crafting stuff then me too. I'm a little terrified of the mess it would create if we pulled out paint together.
5. Being married after having a baby(s) is hard. I love my husband, but parenting together is the hardest thing we've ever done.
6. I save way too many of those scribbley pictures that she brings home from daycare.
7. If its a choice between cleaning the house or playing with my girl, I will always chose the later. Yes, my house is messy.
8. I hate hearing that she gave my husband a hard time on a night that I'm out (for work or yoga), but part of me loves hearing how much she missed me. She gets bigger every day, its nice to be needed. And yes, I need those nights to do "me things" too. I don't feel guilty about that.
9. That whiny voice makes me want to pull my hair out.
10. I hope that we can be as close as we are now when she is 16 and beyond. I will always be the mom first, but that doesn't mean I can't want to be a confidant, an enjoyed companion, and yes, a friend, as well.
What are your mom confessions?
I have not printed a single picture of B because I can't decide which I want to frame and where I want to frame them. I need to just bite the bullet and DO IT.
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