Motherhood has been a journey of trial and error. I have made mistakes along the way, but I love my little boy and I always try to do right by him. The past few days have been a mixture of both "good Mommy" and "bad Mommy" moments.
I have been a good Mommy because I:
1. surprised Robby with a "ginormous" Valentine's Day cake from Costco.
2. read "I'm a Truck" no fewer than 50 times, using a distinct voice for each vehicle.
3. completed four loads of laundry.
4. helped Robby bake and deliver heart cookies to Mr. Bill.
5. painted Valentine hearts for two hours.
6. curled up on the couch with Robby to watch Free Willy (again).
7. insisted that Robby clean up his toys in the living room and I refused to back down when he protested.
8. managed to complete an important business phone call without being interrupted by Robby.
I regret that I was also a bad Mommy because I:
1. stole the giant rose off Robby's Valentine's Day cake because I didn't want to share.
2. ate a huge corner of said cake in a moment of hormonal driven frustration.
3. hid the "I'm a Truck" book in the freezer because I couldn't handle reading it again.
4. lied to Robby by claiming that it was "no underwear Sunday" when, in fact, he had no clean underpants to wear. I was then forced to explain to Mr. Bill why Robby questioned his decision to wear underwear on Sunday.
5. surprised Robby and Scott with dinner on the couch in front of the TV. I told them it was so that they could watch the car race. Truth is, I didn't want to clean the red paint off the table.
6. fell asleep on the couch while watching Free Willy. When I woke up Robby and Charlie Cat were covered with my make-up in an attempt to "be beautiful."
7. saw Robby merely pushing his toys under the sofa. When I asked him why, he responded by telling me that "he was pushing the toys under the comfy couch like Momom does when we have friends over."
8. gave Robby a half gallon container of ice cream, a jar of vanilla frosting and a spoon in preparation for my business phone call. The irony that I was talking with an executive from Nutrisystem is not lost on me!
I am learning to accept my parenting imperfections. I have the best of intentions, and I try. I think that should count for something!
About Me
- Peggy
- I am a below knee amputee. More importantly, I am also Mommy to two boys, a very active 10 year old (Robby) and an mischievous toddler (Timmy). I have learned that being a parent with a disability can create some unusual and sometimes humorous situations. This blogger is available for hire! Let's talk and learn how a blog can expand your business.
Peggy your the best mom and I think the good mom list way out way's the bad! Thank you for this post, it made me smile on a ruff day, I had to see a lawyer with my terminally ill younger brother to get power of attorney while he still can make his own decisions. I did have a bad mommy moment while at the lawyers, Travis called to say his leg was 'breaking' since the phone was on vibrate and we were talking serious and hard to talk about subjects with the lawyer I didn't hear his call till after when he had called ALL the relatives EXCEPT his father who was home. He choose not to call his father because he knew he would not get the results he wanted of getting out of class longer and maybe getting home to his valentines candy or a trip to the prosthesis office. I had to call all the relatives back and explain that unless the leg broke--to tell him to go back to class if I can't be reached, but also to make sure hubby is called. I'm hoping by the time he get's off the bus he is not hopping and carrying a leg in pieces--that's when bad mommy guilt kicks in...
ReplyDeleteTina, I'm so sorry to hear about your brother!!!
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