8. Reading. I was never a huge reader but I should have taken advantage.
9. Road trips. I loathe the thought of more than a half-hour car ride since that’s about the time the banshees start and I. Hate. Whining.
10. MY BOOBS! I could kick my former self for being so self-critical. Now I look like some droopy version of the cookie monster with a toddler constantly reaching down my shirt for “bobos.” Breast is best, I get it, but Jesus…can you not?! I pretty much have to tuck and roll them to get them in my bra.
Being a mother is beautiful, rewarding, and fun. It’s also messy, frustrating and often humiliating. I’m not a perfect Pinterest mom, I work my ass off by day and try my hardest by night to have my kiddos happy and healthy.
You feed your kid that kale salad and I’ll give mine hot dogs, on a gluten-filled bun. You take your family for a walk on the beach and I’ll sit mine down to watch Trolls for the fifth time this week because, well, I’m too tired to walk.
You’re free to paint a glorious picture of motherhood, that’s awesome. I’ll keep mine real, though. I love this life, even when it’s not perfect. Yes, I wish I had some of my liberties back but at the end of the day, it’s worth it.
P.S. I forgot one…sex. That is all.
