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Today I Wasn’t Perfect

August 10, 2015 By Lauren

 

Today I yelled at my kids more times than I can count.
Yesterday I took them out for ice cream.

Today we ran errands and I did housework.
Yesterday we spent all day at the beach.

Today I was short on patience.
Yesterday I had it in abundance.

Today I wasn't perfect

 Today I Wasn’t Perfect

Today I did all the laundry, cleaned up after dinner, and went to bed with a clean house.
Yesterday I left a beach bag full of sandy clothes in a heap by the washer, the dishes piled up in the sink, and went to bed with a messy house.

Today I said I was sorry a half a dozen times.
Yesterday I didn’t have to.

Today I eagerly watched the clock inch towards bedtime all day long.
Yesterday I let the kids stay up late and savored the feel of my little boy asleep on my lap.

Today I was the grumpy mom.
Yesterday I was the fun mom.

Today I said ‘No’ and ‘Stop’ and ‘Enough’.
Yesterday I said ‘Yes’ and ‘Five more minutes’ and ‘Okay, one more time’.

Today my three year old told me I was awesome.
Yesterday my three year old told me I was awesome.

Today I wasn’t the perfect mom.
Yesterday I wasn’t the perfect mom.

Tomorrow doesn’t look good either.
And you know what?

I’m totally okay with that.

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, motherhood, not perfect, parenting, perfect, today, yesterday

About Lauren

If you enjoy picture-perfect home decor, perfectly prepared recipes, and perfectly behaved children, you've come to the wrong place. Meet Lauren. She isn't perfect, but she's perfectly real.

Comments

  1. Lisa @ This Pilgrim Life says

    August 10, 2015 at 7:58 am

    I love how neither day we are perfect. And both days our kids love us just the same. It’s just a matter of keeping perspective for the long run.

    • Lauren says

      August 10, 2015 at 10:20 am

      Yes yes yes! That’s exactly the message I wanted to convey.

  2. Kristen says

    August 10, 2015 at 8:15 am

    I know it’s hard. I LOST it yesterday before church. The house was a mess, no one was listening, and I prayed for patience. But you know what, they will forget and today is a fresh start. So savor summer mama and make some memories today!

    • Lauren says

      August 10, 2015 at 10:19 am

      Exactly. Good days or bad days, they love us anyway.

  3. Heather aka HoJo says

    August 10, 2015 at 8:22 am

    This is so true! My little guy is only five months old, so I haven’t fully experienced the toddler years yet – but there are definitely days where I feel like a better mom than others. Thank you for sharing!
    ~Heather aka HoJo~

    • Lauren says

      August 10, 2015 at 10:18 am

      Thankfully our kids love us either way!

  4. Herchel S says

    August 10, 2015 at 9:37 am

    I felt the same way over the weekend. You are right, neither the fun mom nor the strict mom are perfect. I bet your kids think you are perfect the way you are!

    • Lauren says

      August 10, 2015 at 10:17 am

      Exactly! We all have good days and bad days. I’m learning to embrace them all.

  5. Mary Widdicks says

    August 10, 2015 at 10:06 am

    Sometimes I feel like I have more of these days than not. Hang in there!

  6. lauren says

    August 10, 2015 at 10:47 am

    I can def relate to this.. we all have our good and bad days! 🙂

  7. Caryn says

    August 14, 2015 at 8:59 pm

    I give myself a hard time…all the time for not being as perfect as I should be. Then i see my child laugh. Typically it is something really random that makes him grin from ear to ear as if there is nothing more wonderful in the world. So, I know, I must be doing something right. I’m close to being ok with it…just working on it.

  8. Jackie says

    September 13, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    Thank you!

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