What if I am just not-so-good at the whole mommy thing?
What if my magical mommy powers are drying up as we speak?
What if I am making monumental parenting errors daily, teaching my children to function with major character flaws?
What if I don’t always have the answers?
What if sometimes, I just want to cry?
What if I am losing my mind just a little, day by day?
What if I am ‘that’ mom – you know the one – she is late to Parent Orientation ( I was tonight), she forgets certain school supplies (I did), she makes silly small talk with the teacher (Yep, that’s me), she has to ask too many questions – because she somehow didn’t get the same memo the other parents did (you guessed it – me again).
What if I *gasp* want to lock myself in a room – far, far away from anyone under four-foot-five?
What if I have yelled so many times in the past week, I’m not sure my kids are recognizing my real voice anymore?
What if I am counting down the days until school starts with both joy and trepidation – hopeful and fearful of the coming change?
What if, all I really want is for the small people to know I love them and would do anything for them…but am afraid I am currently failing?
If any of these ‘ifs’ are right on – can I get a do-over?
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