Her sweet "misconception" of me made think about this blog and how I generally choose to only post positive stories and share pictures of myself when I am looking somewhat put together. After all, this is an ongoing narrative of my children's lives and one day, when they read it, I hope they will remember an idyllic childhood filled with family traditions, fun outings, and lots of love.
But let's get real! Things are not always idyllic and so I thought it might be fun to come clean with some confessions and give you a glimpse of the "real" me!
- I take Noah to school wearing my PJ's. If I ever have to get out of the car, I will be wearing PJ's that will likely have holes and missing buttons!
- We eat at McDonald's and Wendy's far more often than I care to admit.
- On Sunday mornings, we often take 2 cars to church. Vance goes early to save us a good seat because I can't seem to figure out how to get 3 children AND myself dressed up and get to church early (or on time)!
- I complain a lot.
- I don't recycle.
- I can hold a grudge for much too long.
- I don't follow a schedule; which translates to lots of chaos.
- I have never made a cake. Never. Not even a box mix!
- Prior to getting pregnant with #4 this summer, I weighed at least 15 pounds more than I did before I got pregnant with Noah.
- I still struggle with acne. In fact, I have a massive zit on my chin right now :)
- I despise the kitchen and everything that is associated with it... cooking, grocery shopping, cleaning up the messes, cabinet clutter, pantry chaos, and constant crumbs on the floor!
- On issues of morality, I only see things in black and white. No gray areas.
- I don't take a shower every day!
- I have not regularly exercised since before Noah was born.
- I raise my voice and lose my patience with my children much too often.
- I rarely make my bed.
- I have a terrible tardiness habit.
- I don't play with my kids as often as I would like.
- I get resentful that my husband has to work so often; instead of being grateful he has a good, secure job.
- I am downright terrified of my children or my husband getting a terrible disease or being victim in a terrible accident.
- I can count on one hand the number of nutritious, home cooked meals I've made in the past few months. Yes, I said months!
- I often treat the people I love the most the worst.
- I allow my children to watch TV and movies. Often.
- I am not an optimist and concentrate on the negative much too often.
- I don't put my faith and my relationship with God first... it often falls into the few "when I have time" categories of my life.
And those are just a few of my confessions!
So please don't ever think that I have it "all together" or have a "perfect family". We are far from perfect... most especially me!
Does anyone else have any confessions? Indulge me :)
7 comments:
Well, Sis. In spite of your "confessions", you are still pretty special in my eyes. A great mom, wife, and daughter! DAD
1) I too am in my PJ's in the drop-off lane
2) I have a hard time allowing anyone else to help me with "Mommy tasks"....even my husband. (In other words, I am S-T-U-B-B-B-O-R-N)
3) I worry too much about keeping my house clean and ready for visitors, although we rarely have visitors!
4) I spend far more money and time on being certain that my kids are well dressed and well kempt than on my own appearance.
5) I feel the need to compete to have the "best" of everything for my children.
6) My exercise routine consists of chasing and carrying children.
7) I have not been to dinner alone with my husband in MONTHS....closer to a year in fact.
8) We have never spent a night away from any of our children other than during hospitalizations to have more children!
However, no one has ever called me perfect, so you must hide it better than me! :-) I think being more positive will help eliminate pretty much all of your other "confessions". By being positive, you will realize that the rest of those things are just part of life, of who you are....and that is someone pretty great!
I yell, and speak unkindly and am way too impatient with my children so often. And most of the time it is things I could avoid by spending more time with them and giving them more attention instead of trying to do a million other things I deem to be so "important".
I am horribly judgmental.
I like to whine and complain about how rough I have it, especially to my husband (who, like yours, has a secure job and provides for our family so well).
Pride. Oh pride. Pride is an ugly, ugly monster.
I am, and always will be, a work in progress. And so will you!
Blessings, friend!!
I loved this post! So much so, that I may quite likely borrow this idea for a post of my own, after I'm done avoiding blogging like I've been doing for the last month. And despite all these "confessions" I must say your still a pretty darn spectacular mom and wife and your family is very blessed to have you :)
This post cracks me up. I liked number 13! My confession...I rarely wash my hair. Maybe twice a week. I get really mad when Addie is bad..especially uneccesary fits. I am always wearing t-shirts and shorts or athletic pants. But like Michelle...no one calls me perfect either :) But all of you are wonderful women and I love that I have the pleasure of knowing you!
Danielle, I really like you. Your posts always touch me or make me laugh. This one did both.
I can't confess to everything because I think there's a word limit here, but to highlight a few:
I don't buy dry clean only clothes.
I don't buy myself clothes that require ironing.
If Matt buys clothes that require ironing he's on his own.
I make meals that get the job done but anytime I make anything great Harper says, "Mommy this is good! Who made it?"
Love you Lady,
Molly
I love this post!
I usually wait to do laundry until I absolutely have to do it. Like almost out of underwear or clean shirts. Way too long.
I raise my voice way more often than I would like to with Gianna. I wish I never did.
I hold a grudge way too long, and way to easily.
I fight dirty, and often keep score. Working on it.
I have a terrible temper.
I roll my eyes. A lot.
I'm lazy. So lazy.
I'm very sensitive, and often take things way too personally.
Sometimes I find myself caring what other people around me think, instead of caring about what God thinks.
Thank you so much for sharing this Danielle. You may not be perfect (who is?) but you're still one pretty cool gal, and I'm glad to know you :)
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