As a parent to two young kids, blogger Cassie Hilt knows that no two days are the same, the same way a mom can have good days and bad days with her kids.
Those bad days can be hard. They are the days when nothing seems to be going right, and you just want a quiet moment to breathe. As a parent, that is pretty hard to come by!
But Cassie has offered some words of encouragement to all moms who may feel overwhelmed, like they are not enough for their kids, or that they should be doing more to love them, care for them, and teach them. After admiring her sleeping kids, Cassie wrote down these words in a post, which she featured on her blog, The Chronicles of Motherhood.
Scroll down to read about this mother's surprisingly sunny outlook on what having a tough day really means for her and her kids!
Blogger and mother Cassie Hilt knows that on some days it's not as easy to be the parent you want to be, or the parent your kids want you to be. Everyone with children under their care has bad days, so she wrote a post to address what those bad days really mean.
She writes:
There are days when motherhood can be overwhelming.
When the kids won’t listen. When they argue constantly. When the crying and whining drowns out any laughter.
Days when I get home from work and there are dishes to do, dinner to make, and laundry to fold.
When someone needs help with their homework, help in the bathtub, and help looking for a toy.
Days when I am literally so tired I can’t even focus. When I can’t muster up the energy to pretend like I love the 10-minute-long story about the bird that flew across the playground or the ketchup that got spilled on the floor at lunch.
There are days where I cannot wait to get the kids ready and into bed. Sleeping. So that I can rest. And breathe.
There are days when I feel like I am just not enough for them. That they deserve more of my attention, more of my love, more of my time.
And then these moments happen. These moments where they look so adorable and perfect. That make me think, I must have done something right. Something great, to be blessed with these amazing little humans.
They love me on my worst days, and on my best.
So to all the moms having a hard day, just remember: We are tougher on ourselves than they are on us. Peek in on your sleeping babes tonight, give them a kiss, and give yourself a pat on the back.
You survived another day, and you are blessed with an amazing gift — your child’s love.
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