I am the mom that woke up this morning so exhausted she could hardly make it down the stairs with the baby.<\/p>\n
I am the mom that said to herself “I know you’re tired and it’s been a long, hard week but let’s be patient today.”<\/p>\n
I am the mom who 10 minutes later was laughing and ironic laugh when her daughter said “but my friends who go to regular school don’t have to do school all<\/em> day.”<\/p>\n I am the mom who spent 5 minutes lecturing her kids on all the reasons why they were homeschooled<\/a> and how everything she did was for them.<\/p>\n I am the mom who moved her crawling infant away from the coupons sprawled all over the floor about a hundred times because I am the mom who saves money everywhere<\/a> she can and didn’t have room to spread the coupons on the table where her kids were doing school.<\/p>\n I am the mom who lost it when her daughter screamed in her face about hating school.<\/p>\n I am the mom who broke her phone when she threw it on the table and screamed “I’m done!” before taking the baby upstairs for a nap.<\/p>\n I’m the mom that tries to lead by example but doesn’t always have that much self-control.<\/p>\n Because I’m the mom that screams and yells to get my kids’ attention. And I guess I’m the mom that throws things when she’s had enough.<\/p>\n Because I’m the mom that gives my family everything I have and who gets nothing back.<\/p>\n Because I’m the mom that tries to be everything and fails<\/a>. Every.single.time.<\/p>\n And now I’m the mom sitting here, typing with tears running down my face, willing my baby to go to sleep so I can have one less thing to worry about for a few hours (if I’m lucky).<\/p>\n I’m the mom that needs help but doesn’t know who or how to ask.<\/p>\n I’m the mom that needs more but doesn’t know what of.<\/p>\n I’m the mom you read about, that is broken down by modern motherhood<\/a>.<\/p>\n I’m just one mom yet somehow I’m also every mom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n