Any other moms sick of seeing this....
Dearest Moms,
I want to write to you, it hurts my heart when I see status updates competing against each other. I get sad when I see people say things about, " well I have X amount of kids, dog, sickness etc so I have more room to complain about life, its OK for me but not for you". Why do people complain about things they once prayed for? Because they are taking it for granted. We all have days when we complain about our kids, but some people it's literally every 20 minutes, and I'm not exaggerating. When you want to complain about kids realize that there's women's wombs aching to be full of life. Some would do anything to have a child and have experienced loss beyond words. Its like a slap in the face. Or when someone complains about their husband, (we all goof around) but really stab at him many are praying for a man who will stand by them but some take it for granted.
Yes, EVERY SINGLE mom has responsibilities, food, laundry, dishes, kids that spill, make messes, talk back, hw, spills nail polish on the couch etc the list goes on and on. So instead of saying that someone is awesome because they have X amount of kids, why don't we compliment WHO the person is, not what they possess? Kids are a blessing determined by God. I wish I could have more but I cant. I know several women who pray daily for that breakthrough to be able to have just one tiny tornado in the house. Yes I called kids tornados. They are. Each age doesnt get easier, it just has a different stress. We all have the same battles as moms, wives, friends. Some people, like me, have extra stress because of chronic medical battles, a house I cant physically clean, cant drive, cant get up stairs to tuck my kids in and sing them goodnight. There are moms also like me and military wives whose husband's are gone for significant amount of time and it puts extra stress on us as mom to run the show day in and day out. Yes we all have battles, and we all have sad/mad moments but we don't need to use them as competition. I don't go around complaining about the fact that I have no help when I get my treatments and have no clue how kids are going to be fed or if they even have clean underwear. Or the fact that the muscle/nerve disease inhibits me from being able to lift laundry to put in the dryer or fold them. Its makes me feel even more inadequate when people point out that they are better than someone because of their looks, their kids, or where they live. If all moms would take a minute to encourage one another instead of making life's obstacles a competition life would be so much nicer! Can we please get back to loving on people without the ridiculous hashtags that might as well say, #Imbetterthanyou Don't forget to find the JOY in the journey, each age is so amazing, we are only that age once. So lets not waste the day complaining.
Sincerely,
An Awesome Mom, wife, daughter, friend
I want to write to you, it hurts my heart when I see status updates competing against each other. I get sad when I see people say things about, " well I have X amount of kids, dog, sickness etc so I have more room to complain about life, its OK for me but not for you". Why do people complain about things they once prayed for? Because they are taking it for granted. We all have days when we complain about our kids, but some people it's literally every 20 minutes, and I'm not exaggerating. When you want to complain about kids realize that there's women's wombs aching to be full of life. Some would do anything to have a child and have experienced loss beyond words. Its like a slap in the face. Or when someone complains about their husband, (we all goof around) but really stab at him many are praying for a man who will stand by them but some take it for granted.
Yes, EVERY SINGLE mom has responsibilities, food, laundry, dishes, kids that spill, make messes, talk back, hw, spills nail polish on the couch etc the list goes on and on. So instead of saying that someone is awesome because they have X amount of kids, why don't we compliment WHO the person is, not what they possess? Kids are a blessing determined by God. I wish I could have more but I cant. I know several women who pray daily for that breakthrough to be able to have just one tiny tornado in the house. Yes I called kids tornados. They are. Each age doesnt get easier, it just has a different stress. We all have the same battles as moms, wives, friends. Some people, like me, have extra stress because of chronic medical battles, a house I cant physically clean, cant drive, cant get up stairs to tuck my kids in and sing them goodnight. There are moms also like me and military wives whose husband's are gone for significant amount of time and it puts extra stress on us as mom to run the show day in and day out. Yes we all have battles, and we all have sad/mad moments but we don't need to use them as competition. I don't go around complaining about the fact that I have no help when I get my treatments and have no clue how kids are going to be fed or if they even have clean underwear. Or the fact that the muscle/nerve disease inhibits me from being able to lift laundry to put in the dryer or fold them. Its makes me feel even more inadequate when people point out that they are better than someone because of their looks, their kids, or where they live. If all moms would take a minute to encourage one another instead of making life's obstacles a competition life would be so much nicer! Can we please get back to loving on people without the ridiculous hashtags that might as well say, #Imbetterthanyou Don't forget to find the JOY in the journey, each age is so amazing, we are only that age once. So lets not waste the day complaining.
Sincerely,
An Awesome Mom, wife, daughter, friend
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