YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB!

Can we just all collectively pat ourselves on the back for a moment? This Mum thing is HARD. Like, crazy hard. The current situation we are all facing is so unknown. No one likes the unknown, RIGHT? I don’t know about you, but every night, once the kids are in bed and I have a few minutes to myself (and yes, I totally ignore the dishes in the sink in order to have those few minutes) – I catch myself thinking “holy crap I have to do this all again tomorrow.” And sometimes that makes me just want to cry.

But then the morning comes. The sun rises, sweet voices greet me good morning, puppy kisses, and everything feels fresh and happy. And I feel like I can do it – like I totally got it, in fact. Then someone loses it over breakfast, I realise we’re out of that one thing they wished for for breakfast, and we literally walk around dragging our feet. The news is getting more real ever day. #covid-19

Parenting is an insane, twenty-four-seven job, with 15+ hour work days and no weekends. So when I think about how much I’m expected to do, and how often I usually manage to get it done, it helps put a few tears at breakfast into perspective. Because after the tears come hugs and smiles again. The ridiculousness of HOMESCHOOLING everyday, breaks through to finding little ways to show them we love them.

Sometimes the wins are in how you look at things. And I want to focus more on the positives because they are there in spades. My children are loved in abundance, cared for, and are becoming amazingly awesome little people. And that love is what my kids will remember long after they start getting themselves to school.

No one really seems to see all that I do on a given day. And I bet no one sees all that you do, either. So I’m popping in today just to tell you that you are doing a great job. We got this…

I always tell myself that I may be screwing up in my own unique ways, but my kids will never, ever doubt that I love them. That I showed up – flawed and imperfect – and loved them as perfectly as I could. And your kids know that, too. They may not say it – they are kids after all – but they know. They love you more than they can comprehend. And it’s not just because of how you pack their lunches or decide how to homeschool – it is because of what those days mean. It is because of all the little things you do every day to show your people how much you care. They see it. Even when it feels like they don’t.