Confessions Of A "Real" Mama

I'm looking back on a successful Monday. For a day we all dread, mine was pleasant and productive. But it has occurred to me that I may not be as "real" in the virtual world as I would be if you dropped by my house for a play date with the kids or a cup of coffee just to chat.

You see, I woke up to a clean house this morning...but only because I stayed up until 12:30 a.m. cleaning it the night before. I completed everything on my list, but not without a fight and two cups of coffee.

My kids were in bed by 9:00, but they weren't asleep until 10:30. There are dirty dishes in the sink because one of my kids restarted the dishwasher and I didn't want to dry them by hand so I let them go through the dry cycle one more time.

There are clean clothes in the dryer that need to be folded and put away, but I would rather have quiet time without interruptions instead.

I will be honest, my children wouldn't go to sleep and I had reached my limit, so I gave my oldest the pep talk and reminded him that I have 6 living creatures to take care of, so could he please get his drink on his own...

If I would have had wine, tonight I would have poured myself a glass because I was just that irritable and tired. I pressed my forehead to the door trim of my laundry room door and had to breathe and take a moment to gather myself.

I feel spread out and thinned out to a shred most of the time. But then my husband meets me at the door and tells me I'm Supermom, and my little blonde boy tells me he loves me the "mostest" as he wraps his small frame around the bottom of my leg.

These are the things we mistakenly cover up in our attempts to be social and media oriented. I'm just a girl with three precious boys, two crazy dogs, and one adoring husband. That's all.


The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. (Proverbs 11:25 MSG)