March Madness

This is just a random post about some of my feelings about being a mom.  Some of you  might interpret this as "Madness".  I'm just venting some feelings.

I use this blog and Facebook as an avenue for letting off steam.  It is nice to get feedback from other moms that are going through the same thing.  I know that I mumble about my kiddos on a regular basis, but anyone who has children mumbles about them.  There is not a single parent on the face of the planet that has not thought at one point or another that their kids are from another planet completely!  Face it, it's the first time they have ever been kids, and it's the first time that I have ever been their mom!

I know I have a lot of kids, I know how I got them (hello I've seen Look Who's Talking), and I know how to prevent such things from happening, if I so wish (methods do not include tying anything of my hubby's in a knot!!!)   Do not look at me and pity me, you can occasionally feel sorry for a bad day that I have had, but I have chosen this path and I'm good with it.  I am not insane, I am not stupid, I am not going to crack one day and drive my kids off a cliff.   I do need my 2 hours a night after bedtime to relax, I do get stressed and drink Pepsi, I do require an occasional girls night out to cope.  My house will not be clean until approximately the year 2031, my car smells like stale French Fries most days, my babies nose is always running and I don't feel the need to chase him with a Kleenex (SO THERE)!

I do not think that just because I am busy and my house is messy and we are VERY loud around here that I should automatically limit the number of kids that I have.  I know it's stressful and tiring and CA-RAY-ZEE but it's also fun, and challenging, and the most fulfilling thing I have ever done!

I would not send back a single child that has been sent to my home and I am grateful every day that Heavenly Father has blessed me with all these children...ME...the 14 year old who SWORE she would never have kids...ME...the insecure single adult that thought she would never even get married...ME... the woman who after delivering an 11 lb baby SWORE she would never do that again...ME...the woman who has dealt with infertility issues and was convinced that only 1 kid was in the cards for us...  Now I have a brood/pack/passel/army/bunch of kids running down my halls and leaving the doors open like farm animals and I love it.

Comments

Willow said…
I agree with you completely. I love my boys, I'm grateful for my boys, I wouldn't trade my boys for anything. Motherhood is challenging, frustrating, noisy, messy, covered in bodily fluids (sorry, potty-training is happening over here), and insane. However, it's also joyous, fulfilling, enriching, and rewarding.

Personally, I think your pack/army/brood/bunch is very lucky to have you and Chris!
March 29, 2011 at 11:33 PM
The Farmer's Wife said…
Ditto! I could not have said it better!
April 3, 2011 at 10:27 PM
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