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Some days I wonder if I was ever supposed to be a

Some days I wonder if I was ever supposed to be a mom.

The days that I struggle to play even for just 10 minutes with my boys. The days where I feel defeated from trying and getting nowhere. The days that I yell until my throat hurts. The days that never seem to end. The days where I don’t want to go to sleep because I know I have to do it all again when I wake up. The days when I feel like I’m falling apart.

Those days are hard. Those are the days that no one tells you about before you become a mom. Those are the feelings that seem to be pushed under the rug by myself and society.

Those are also the days AND feelings that have the most to teach!

Because on those days when I let myself step back, sit with the discomfort, and reflect, those are the days where we ALL get to grow.

When I can apologize to my kids for MY behaviour. When I can model a new way of being. When I can show my imperfections. When I can be authentic and real. Those are the days where my kids can learn about being human, about the realities of life, about letting go of unrealistic expectations. Those are the days I can learn about myself, my triggers, and my boundaries.

Like any other “failure”, I can either choose to lean into it and learn, or be defeated by it only to have the pattern repeat.

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I’ve always been drawn to deep conversations. Th

I’ve always been drawn to deep conversations. The kind that keep you up all night talking about the intimate details of your life. ⠀
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It’s always been so interesting to me to find out what makes other people tick, what makes them come alive, what makes them want to run and hide, and everything in between. ⠀
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I was always the sober one at the parties waiting for friends to be at the stage of drunk where they would spill everything. Not to gossip or judge, but to get to know who they really are.⠀
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The reason I’ve been so fascinated by the inner workings of people’s minds is because I’ve been trying to figure out my inner workings. In other words, WHO I REALLY AM! ⠀
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My life always felt like it was decided for me, that I had little control over it. I needed to behave a certain way, agree with specific ideas, and choose from a limited number of careers. My free-spirited nature, outside the box thinking, and unique view of the world were not accepted by the majority of the population. ⠀
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Because it’s human nature to want to belong, be loved and be safe; I subconsciously pushed my authenetic self down a rabbit hole that I’m that I’m still struggling to get out of. ⠀
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This meant that when I found someone who was willing to go against the grain, even just a little, I was, and still am, drawn to the inner workings of how that could be. ⠀
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What I’ve discovered is that it’s a strong sense of knowing WHO YOU ARE and an unwaivering ability to stick to that no matter what that allows people to free themselves of the darkness of the rabbit hole and come up to the surface for air, and stay there HAPPILY.⠀
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“𝗠𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺

“𝗠𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲.”⠀
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Yesterday when those words left my lips I couldn’t believe it. What have I turned into??⠀
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This rigid, follow-all-the-rules, no room for slip-ups type of mom is NEVER who I saw watned to be. And yet, I find it SO hard to enforce the rules AND be fun. ⠀
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But here’s what I realized... stating “I’m the fun police” is a mantra/affirmation/story that I have now played in my head enough times that I now believe it to be true and therefore I behave accordingly.⠀
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Now that I’ve been lucky enough to bring this into my awareness, I can choose to BE a mom who enforces the rules and is fun. I can be BOTH! I can do this by getting out of my own way and changing my mantra/affirmation/story to something more fitting to who I want to be.⠀
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Changing my mindset around this won’t be easy. Hainvg identified as an all-or-nothing person for so long, but what a fantastic challenge for me to have direct (and immediate) feedback from my kids about whether or not I’m keeping my limits and staying stuck or moving away from being the fun police!⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.⠀
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This is so true for me! The more out of control I feel within myself, the less patience I have with my kids and the stricter the rules get in our home. ⠀
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It’s evidenced by the increased yelling, time-outs, and daily structure.⠀
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It always seemed to me that if I could structure what was “out there”, then I’d feel more in control but the opposite is actually true. ⠀
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When I take care of myself; eat better, move more, journal, and just put myself back on my priority list in some capacity, I can enforce guidelines from a loving rather than controlling place.⠀
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When I take care of myself, I don’t feel the need to be so controlling in my outside world (which usually falls on the kids) because I’m more in control of my internal environment (my body, mind, and soul).⠀
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Do you notice this pattern in your life or is it just me?⠀
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I always thought that meticulously scheduling woul

I always thought that meticulously scheduling would be the answer to getting to everything. But the truth is, I NEVER got to everything no matter how hard I tried or how well I planned.⠀
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When I replaced fitting everything in to prioritizing the important things, a funny thing happened...⠀
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𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲!⠀
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That is why when I created the Raising Mom Planner, I did so with the idea of prioritization in mind. We are so busy as moms and sometimes the most important things get pushed to the bottom of our lists. ⠀
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The way this planner is set up will help me, and you, remember what's important and to a schedule it first.⠀
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𝗜𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿

𝗜𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴.⠀
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I’m locked in the house in isolation with the boys and I’m running out of things to do.⠀
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I feel like I should be teaching them everything they’re missing in school even though the teacher said we don’t have to spend all our time on school work.⠀
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I feel like I should be playing with the boys and helping them come up with games to play even though their imaginations are better than mine and they don’t seem to be lacking.⠀
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I feel like I should turn off the tv after a short while even though we are literally stuck in the house and I want to make this as enjoyable for them as possible.⠀
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I feel like I should be keeping the house perfectly clean since I’m home all day and there’s not a whole lot else to do.⠀
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𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺.⠀
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But I’m not! It’s my expectations of what I think isolation “should” look like that’s driving me crazy.⠀
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I’m taking care of the boys, providing them with love, patience, and support. I’m feeding them healthy meals and playing with them multiple times through the day. ⠀
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I’m doing the best I can to stay balanced within myself so that I can show up as best I can for them. I think that makes me a good mom.⠀
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I don’t know who needs to hear this right now, but if you’re struggling remember you’re doing the best you can with what you have and that makes YOU A GOOD MOM.⠀
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