Being a mom means greeting the news that your baby seems interested in toilet training with as much enthusiasm as you would a free trip to the Caribbean.
Being a mom means disappearing on a Friday evening “to get milk,” and escaping to Target for a blissful hour or two.
Being a mom means gaining rock hard biceps without ever making a trip to the gym.
Being a mom means being saddled with a squishy belly that no amount of crunches seems to touch.
Being a mom means dreaming of a two hour nap with the same longing you once reserved for expensive heels and designer duds.
Being a mom means realizing you’ve gone two months without dying your hair…
And deciding it can wait a little longer.
Being a mom means mourning your pre-pregnancy body – but never giving up hope that you can get back there.
Being a mom means knowing you are unconditionally loved…
And that someday, you’ll be hated with the same passion (at least upon occasion).
Being a mom means being jealous of your friends’ stories of drunken debauchery.
Being a mom means you’d much rather curl up with your husband on the couch than hit the bar.
Being a mom means you finally feel like an adult.
But being a mom also means you often wish your mom was there to tell you what to do.
Being a mom is fantastic, exhilarating, exhausting and bewildering.
Being a mom means something different every day.
What does being a mom mean to you?
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As usual, I agree – totally! My sister has been spending mega bucks for a personal trtainer, and she is jealous of my biceps! My arms have never looked so good. And I never, ever work out (in the official capacity, anyway). I also miss my mom more often. Like now, when Amelia is sick and hubby is headed on a quick business trip. I want mom to come help me! But she’s in another state.
BalancingMama (Julie) recently posted..Another mall moan
Yeah. My mom’s in another state too. Sucks when you need some extra support…
Amen, sister! I couldn’t agree more. I’m still trying to get those abs back. lol. Being a mom is both the agony and the ecstaty and all the stuff in between. Being a mom is the best thankless job you’ll ever have in this life time.
Summed up very nicely, lady! No worries about the typos. They give a comment character.
I want to thank you for not having those word verification boxes, however it caught me off guard and I ended up with typos. I apologize. It should read ecstasy.
What a great post! I agree 100 percent!
Cheryl D. recently posted..Anything at All
It also means thinking way too damn hard all the damn time. I thought it was rough in school! Pfft! I was so wrong…
Jessica – This is Worthwhile recently posted..Learn this- A childs body and mind are his own- not anyone elses
I’m glad I’m not the only one who does that!
never ending piles of laundry…
and don’t forget dishes…
I don’t know that i’ve seen a description of motherhood before that was so succinct and so true.
Thanks! That means a lot!
Being a mom means……getting out of bed to fix breakfast, clean up the mess, go to the living room to build a fort with the couch cushions and spare blankets all while running a fever of 102, barfing and having diarrhea.
Being a mom means…you get no sick days.
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How true. I’m thinking a get well soon is in order?
All of these are spot on. Well, except how I’d rather be at the bar with my husband because being a mom means you never get time to indulge your relationship.
Yeah. That’s true. Being at the bar probably would sound good if I wasn’t so dang exhausted.