...Motherhood - Girl Power

This post is totally out of my norm.  I am not telling you about my latest project.  But I just felt the need to go there.

 

 Today I had lunch with a group of local women entrepreneur's.  There was some pretty awesome "Girl Power" around the lunch table.  One of many things we talked about was how as Mothers we put so much pressure on ourselves to be like this.

 

 

or like this

 

 

Most of our spouses don't care if the house is clean or if dinner is made from scratch.  They could care less if we have the latest fashion in clothes or hair(nor would they notice).  Yet for some reason we measure ourselves against each other.  Convince ourselves that we are not doing this thing called Motherhood the right way.  We just can't juggle every thing all the time BUT everyone else can!!  I am the first to admit - I do it too.  We ALL do!

 

Sooo, lets just make the choice right now to stop.  Stop feeling like we always have to be anything less than perfect.  Working Moms and stay-at-home Moms all the same.  Lets make it the norm to admit to ourselves and each other that our days as a Mother are filled with highs and lows.  And some days can just suck... but it doesn't mean we do!  Our nation is filled with heartache right now.  We have been reminded that life is precious and there are many things we can't control.  But we can control what really matters.  We can make sure our children know without a doubt that we love them with all our heart!!  This is all that truly matters.

 

So surround yourself with your own lunch table of "Girl Power".  The kind that make you a better Mother, a better person.  The kind that allows you to admit your not alone and we all face our own kind of struggles and joy.  You'll be amazed how good it feels to say it out loud.  To tell the dirty little secret out loud.  Psst... we are NOT all perfect.  And that some days are just like this.

 

 

Or this

 

 

 

Maybe now more than ever, we need to join together.  We need to support each other, accept each other, love each other.  But.  Most.  Of.  All.  Hug our kids - tell them we love them.  Over and over again.

 

My heart aches for all the people that have been personally effected from the tradgedy at Sandy Hook Elementary.  I pray for peace and healing.

 

xoxo Keri      

 

 

 

 

 

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