I am an ordinary mom… and I love it.

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In fact, to some I am probably a boring mom.  I am not very crafty, though we do embark in art activities from time to time in my house.  I am not a culinary chef, though I do make dinner and try to learn new recipes that are healthy and yummy.  I do not really have any specific talents or skills, though we do try new things.  I am not even the “classroom mom” at my daughter’s preschool, though I do participate in classroom events and engage regularly with her teachers.  I am just an ordinary mom, with ordinary mom life-tasks and my guess is most of us are.  The good news is I think that is great!DSC_4120

There seems to me that there is this “one up” mentality that is happening in our culture and moms are no exception.  We all want to be a good mom to our children but there is now this added pressure to be a good mom to prove to other moms that you are a good mom.  Wow, even that sentence is a mouth full.  In addition to being a good mom, you are supposed to be an exceptional employee, attentive spouse/significant other, probably a world-class athlete (and own lots of yoga pants), and have some other talent to fall back on.  Frankly, that’s a high expectation to live up to and the good news is I do not think we have to, nor are we supposed to.

Being an ordinary mom means the most extraordinary things to the little people that we love.  It means that we give them hugs in the morning and kiss their scraped knees.  It means we make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches 5 days in a row and we still have happy children.  It means we clean up messes and put away toys so our children know we provide a safe and comfortable space for them to play.  It means we do goofy things like dance to Disney songs and twirl our children around because it makes them laugh, even if we can only do it for a few minutes at a time.  It means we take our children to the park.  We give them baths at night.  We read them a story before tucking them into bed.  It means that we are a mom.  A mom that loves, cherishes, sacrifices, prays for, and finds joy in our children.

DSC_3829So be proud.  Being an ordinary mom is wonderful.  We all have ups and downs.  We all have those moments that we think we could have done better, made a better craft or wish we had more hours in our day.  There are things I’m working on, growing in, and learning; each day being a mom is an adventure.  But I am just an ordinary mom… and well, that’s an exceptionally wonderful thing to be.

 

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  1. Omg. Seriously had tears in my eyes! This is so true for me and I’m proud of the job I get to do everyday for my babies!! Can’t wait to read more!! 🙂

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