Ever felt- insecure as a Mom? When you see lots of Moms who found time to be thin, put on an outfit, do their hair, and just be "on". When your having a carb day (or in my case carb year) in your sweat pants with your hair up? I've been there. Picking up K from school and I'm in my elastic waist yoga pants with my no make- up messy bun...ohh yeah super cute. Even the Mom in work scrubs looked better than me.
It's hard not to be hard on yourself. I wasn't a super "put together" person before I had kids- finding the time or the energy now that I've got them-HA! It's a little miraculous, a lot of the time I don't even want to look in the mirror. Seeing pictures before I had my kids, 70 pounds thinner- with a lot more time and less dark circles. That gets rough too. It's easy to fall prey to not only comparing ourselves to the more "put together perfect" Moms, but to the image of who we were before kids were in the picture. Ouch. I have to remind myself even the "perfect Moms", still have their struggles, still have their insecurities, and probably just like me- fall prey to comparing themselves to someone else. It can be hard to see that though when we feel the contrast staring us in the face. The things is, we all have our stuff. We all have our "Mac and Cheese Mom" moments and even the Mom who's put together all the time- has a different stress and struggle. We've all got them. I'm not coming down on any Moms who budget time to look nice, exercise, and be organized. That's wonderful- you ROCK! I'm just hoping to encourage the Moms who like me- have those times of insecurity. Who are running around in their yoga pants, baby weight, and might be a touch less "together" today. We're all in the middle of it, we're all doing it as we can. We have to celebrate our strengths together. Yes, I might not have my hair and make-up done but I have other strengths that make me great. Sometimes though, we all get down on ourselves and hey, sometimes, as great as all my other qualities are- I'd still like to be thin. Just know you aren't alone and that you're still radiating the beauty of motherhood. Even when you don't feel like it.
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