2. I get to be at home with my kids ALL DAY! Yes, I for the most part enjoy spending the entire 10-12 hour days with my little people (and the occasional visit or phone call to a person over the age of 12) and NO I don’t spend all day on the couch eating bon-bons. The kids and are are outside, experimenting, and playing!
3. My house is always messy and I usually don’t mind. As long as the dishes are done and the floor is swept, I can see past the mounds of laundry on the couch and the toy littered carpets. If the true judge of how good a mom was having a dirty house, then I would be awesome! We don’t show you pictures of our dirty dishes here very often, well, because that just isn’t pretty and we LOVE pretty!
4. I get to write here on this blog, The Educators’ Spin On It, with my best friend about being a MOM! Yes, part of what I love about being a mom is being able to share it with others. I’ve been lucky to have babysat for MANY years, had 5+ years of formal education on being a teacher and tons of classroom experience with classrooms full of 26 five year olds. I’d like to think that it has helped me to become a more informed parent and I appreciate the opportunity to share what I’ve learned with you!
5. I’ve had people ask if my kids were always happy. NOPE!
They scream, they cry, they even stop their feet and slam doors.
Most days, I LOVE that my kids have tantrums. Yes, this may sound crazy, but they are very independent thinkers and if I don’t quite get what they are thinking, they let me know it. I remind myself that it is an opportunity to connect with them when they need me the most. Although some-day I hope these toddler tantrums turn into words and discussions, I am thankful to be raising independent thinkers willing to share their most frustrating moments with me. And yes, if you see the image below – he is mad about his shoe being so full of mud that he can’t get it back on (not the mud itself as that, he did that on purpose!)
Great post, Amanda! I love, love, LOVE the pictures!
Great post, nice to read all this 🙂
I'm with you — I love getting to be a SAHM and still have a place to write at night. And, nope, my house is certainly not 100% clean, ever! But I wouldn't have it any other way.
What a wonderful opportunity for readers with small businesses! You rock! 🙂
Sounds like we're all doing the best we can and are united in our love for our children! You are a supermom to them and that's what counts! Happy mother's day!
What sweet words! Thanks Angelina!
You know, we are all trying super hard to make the best with what we've got. If I can help in anyway, that would be great. I hope some businesses take me up on the offer. Unfortunately in today's age there are so many bad people on the internet that spam, that it is hard to tell what is an honest, from the heart offer =) (which mine is!)
Thanks Dyan – my kids are always VERY creative!
Thank you so much Valerie for stopping by and commenting! It is sometimes hard to remember that bloggers are only sharing "snapshots" of what their life looks like! Some is good, some is great, and some is not so pretty =) YUP, we are real!
What a fun post! I love reading about things that you love!
Awe – thanks JDaniel4's Mom, was thinking about you this weekend and wondering how your mom is?