Being a Mom is SO Hard

It is true. Being a mom is by far the hardest job I have ever held. It is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year job. It is not nine to five or twelve on, twelve off... it is all day, and often times, all night. 

It. Never. Ends. 

The days are filled with chauffeuring from A to B... to C and D,  it is the rushing, whining, and being the referee constantly... They are filled with fears and uncertainties, and an exhaustion that often cannot break the blurry surface of wakefulness.

Being a mom is so hard...

I have no idea how working moms do it. I truly don't know... They still have to pay bills, do laundry, make dinner, go to the doctor, and get up in the middle of the night with a sick 2 year old. They have to pack lunches, help with homework, and clean house. My hat goes off to you, working mom, truly you amaze me. I do not know if I could have it in me to do both. 

I do know, without a shadow of a doubt, being a stay at home mom is no joke... I mean seriously, we get peed on, yelled at, and deal with irrational defiance from cranky toddlers. Day in and day out. We wrestle the diapers onto the alligator baby, and can never stay on top of the house work. It is like this little dance, it consists of mommy trying her best to have a decently clean house, and then the the kids step into the Waltz right behind her, just waiting to get under her feet and trip her up... It has got to be in the "How to be a Kid 101" book that us parents do not get a copy of.

We rarely get adult conversation. I mean seriously I don't know how many times I have asked my husband if he needs to "go potty" before we head out the door, or make him "ask nicely" for something... bless his heart, he normally just ignores it.
When us moms do hang out with real adults it is often like hanging out with someone who has Turrets...
"Yes we went to the movies last week and I loved the part where, get off that right now!!... where was I? Oh right they were walking on the beach and he told her, quit throwing the ball in the house!... so anyway what did you do last week?"

Needless to say they aren't the conversations that heighten an IQ by any means. And to top it all off, we do not make a single dime for the work we do...in fact, we often are under appreciated far too often from our lovely subordinates... who knew they wouldn't be graciously thanking us every night for all the hard work we did for them that day?? And then politely go to sleep for a full 12 hours as payment.... yeah. right.

Being a mom is so hard...

It is the knowledge that you have SO much to teach them, in so little time. It is the fear of the unknown, and often the fear of the known, that keep us awake when the house is finally asleep... It is the fever that won't go down, or the first time on a bike without training wheels, that make our hearts beat fast and squeeze with worry.
It is the first day of school and the sending them off into the world where you aren't there anymore to referee. It is the hurt feelings and broken hearts that a boo-boo kiss won't fix anymore...

Being a mom is the toughest, most rewarding job on the planet. It is so scary, it is tiring, it is exhaustion and frustration, and a love so deep you could never reach the bottom... because there isn't one.

Being a mom could make you want to pull your hair out and cry with proud tears in a single moment. It is knowing that you mold these little hearts, and precious minds, into full grown adults... you get the job to teach them and more importantly, learn from them... Their wonder and innocence is intoxicating. In the short 6 years I have held the hardest job in the world, I have learned far more than I did in my lifetime before becoming a mom. These children teach me about happiness and forgiveness, belly laughs and imagination. They teach me about love and friendship, and seeing everyone as equal... The list goes on, but one thing I didn't realize when I became a parent, is that I would have some of the most inspiring teachers out there.

Being a mom is SO hard, but it is worth every single beautiful, scary, honest, exhausting, wonderful moment I have had the honor of being a part of. It is a job I want to cherish for the rest of my life.

If you are a mom, keep doing what you do, know you aren't alone, and you aren't crazy.... we have all been there! Trudge through the tough, and cherish the sweet... it is worth more than gold and silver and everything in between.

Being a mom is so hard.. and I wouldn't trade it for the entire world!