The really horrible ones where I ship the girls off to my mothers and
become one with the couch,
DVR in rotation, or my nose in a book.
Shutting the rest of the world out.
Not letting anyone in.
I've thrown a few tantrums.
I've cried a few tears.
I've yelled more times than I'd like to admit.
Then I took a look at the reasons.
A two year old who won't sleep.
A five year old who hates sight words.
Potty training with a cart full of groceries.
All things that are in my mothering life now.
All things that will be distant memories very soon.
The other day I drove home from Kindergarten pick up
and forgot to harness Mac in her seat.
She was nice enough to tell me about a block from home.
Can I just say thank Jesus we live 3 minutes from school,
and on that day he was definitely on my side?
I freaked!
I had a laugh about it with another mom at Kindergarten the next day.
We laughed because we have all done something like that.
It's easy to forget the most basic things when you are overwhelmed or stressed.
I told her about the time I locked my keys in the car, while running late for Caitlin's doctors appointment. I was just lucky Caitlin wasn't in the car too!
She shared some of her mommy moments too and then she said something that got me:
This too shall pass.
She's right.
The stress, the harnessed car seats, the cart full of groceries
while your potty training 2 year old announces to the good people in
Von's that she indeed has to "POOP!!!",
it will all pass.
Diapers are already a distant memory in this house.
Just like the pacifiers before them, and the baby bottles of formula before them.
