When My Ugly Escapes

There is just something about the doctor's office that brings out the worst in me.

Like that time I practically bit off the receptionist's head at the OB/GYN's office when I was pregnant with Rhee.

Or when I sigh loudly and roll my eyes in the waiting area when my wait goes anywhere past 15 minutes of my appointment time.

Or how about today, when a lady with her four kids came in and 'sat' in the waiting room with us. And by sat I mean, kicked my kid's stroller, invaded my personal space, handed my kids trash, asked me a million inane questions and kept touching my phone where Rhee was playing a game. Hear me now, I DO NOT HAVE 4 children and cannot imagine the stress of going to the doctor's office with them all (I barely survived with 2) but a little help from her would have been nice. Let's just say I was super grateful when we got called back so my 6 month old could be tortured with needles and the like.

Being a mom is tough.

Minefields await at every turn!

Your kids are the worst behaved in public. Your kids say embarrassing things about you. Your kids make you apathetic towards poop, boogers and vomit. Your kids act a fool and make you want to lose your mind. Your kids make you act like pond scum, stuff you'd always said you would never do. (Can I get an amen?)

Grace.

It covers me and it covers that blessed mom of 4 at my appointment today. If children teach me anything, it will be that I have to walk in grace from God, myself, my hubs, my family and my friends (and random strangers too).

I do not have it all together and it's okay because grace covers my day if I let it. Do I sense a theme here?

"My grace is sufficient for you". -God

Even when you are your ugliest. Even when you have failed for the thousandth time.

Grace, it is even more than I know I need. It is enough.

Said No Mom Ever!

My Top 10 "Said No Mom Evers"

10. I find it useful for an entire day to pass with no clear tasks ever having been accomplished.

9. I really enjoy hearing 2 kids cry simultaneously.

8. That trip to the ER wasn't stressful at all!

7. I prefer my sleep schedule post-kids.

6. I enjoy my house becoming instantaneously dirty after I spend half a day cleaning it.

5. Never being truly finished with laundry inspires me.

4. My child misbehaving at a play date (or anywhere really) makes me feel like mom of the year.

3. I love it when my children's actions prohibit me from showering or brushing my teeth until 5pm.

2. I totally hate when my toddler says "I wud you mommy"

1. My life was so much better before having my two crazy angelic children.

SAID NO MOM EVER!