The Others

My dear friend Janice posted a really good article the other day about mothers and how we can't seem to stop comparing ourselves. We set such impossibly high standards that we are constantly bogged down with feelings of inadequacy. Why do we do this? Why is what we do never enough? Why must we constantly look at how others are doing to see how we match up?

At the end of the day, will it matter if our house is spotless, if we baked our kids' snacks from scratch or if we put on lipstick and straightened our hair to run errands? I really doubt it. Will it matter if our kids felt ignored because we got more consumed with "doing it all" than enjoying them? Yes.

I confess...I am guilty of the "supermom" attitude. I knock myself out on a daily basis getting the girls dressed in perfect outfits, taking them to every activity possible, keeping the house spotless from top to bottom, always having fresh baking for treats, new meals on the table, working out 5 days a week...I need to remind myself that while these things are nice IF I can get them done, it's really not the end of the world if I don't. So, my pledge is to let the small things go...so we stay in our pajamas for the day and play with mega blocks and have tea parties and eat goldfish for snacks and lounge and watch silly videos all day...I'm not going to feel guilty about it. Instead, I'm going to soak up every moment and be thankful that this is my life.