I wanted to be a mom my whole life. It looked like fun. It sounded like fun and I’ve always loved kids. When I first developed a crush on Fernando in the 9th grade, it wasn’t because I thought he would be a great dad, it was because he was hot and I was 15 {being a Big Man on Campus and on the water polo team didn’t hurt}. When we reconnect in our 20s and I realized that we were getting serious, the qualities that I saw in him that would make a great dad is what made me fall in love with him, even more. And on our first international trip to Madrid, Spain and he grabbed my hand saying what a cool name Madrid would be for a girl, I knew he would be a cool dad.
I now rely on him daily to be a “Cool Dad.” He keeps his cool, keeps us all smiling and my children each have such a special relationship with him. He supports me when I am frustrated to tears about these little humans that I had dreamt of my entire life. He supports me when we are late to bedtime because he had a family dance party. And he supports me when I wake him in the night concerned that their rooms are too hot/cold, or we don’t live in the right city to increase their chances of getting accepted in every Ivy League. {Yes, this is a legitimate concern of mine.}
While I have made a life and career of sharing everything on this make believe “space” of social media and the world that is blogging, I am trying to be more real, more me and more really me.
Leeana, the author of BRAZEN, came to speak to our MOPS group last week. She has a great slogan to “Begin Again.” That those moments of frustration don’t have to ruin your whole day. You can take a breath, take a second, and begin the day again with a better attitude.
Raising these little humans is a thankless job. While every mom will agree, mine are better behaved than most, I am human. I get frustrated. I am not perfect. And I have no idea what I am doing. I am trying to raise compassionate, globally conscience little humans. I make the best decisions that I think will support this. I try to give them life experiences that build their confidence, show them situations that give choices and help with reasonable thinking. I give them well balanced diets and limit their screen time. I limit sugar and stick to a schedule. I do this not to be better than those that don’t make these choices or get a good caption or photo for social media. I do this because I think this is what is best.
I want my presence on your feed to be positive, inspiring and real. I really love this job. I love my life. And I love being a mom.
My life isn’t perfect. My kids aren’t perfect, all the time. But it is perfectly mine.
Happy Mother’s Day to myself. And you.
And You are doing a great job. You are doing your best. And you are doing your great best job. Mom or not, I want you to feel confident after reading this post. Your super power is that you are You.
Be You. Be Real. Be Really You.
photos by the amazing Asha Bailey
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