After my last blog entry was deemed "scathing", I feel bad if it was misinterpreted by anyone; especially those I love dearly. My main point was about the stigma we women put on ourselves about thinking we have to be "perfect" and fit into the mold of the perfect mom, perfect wife and perfect female specimen. We think we have to act and look like we have it all together or people will think less of us. But you know what, nobody is perfect. When Matt and I received our Genetics 101 lesson when we signed up for the genetic testing for Lauren last month, we learned that every single one of us has on average 7-10 bad genes. Yep, we are all defective. So when you see the perfect specimen of a man or a woman walking down the street, know they just might have a few more defective genes than you. How is that for a little bit of encouragement!? As far as my tirade about disruptive children...having kids with emotional/behavioral issues is by far the hardest thing for me to deal with personally. It takes a toll on the whole family and opens up a whole new world for us. My emotions are very raw as I know I can't control it and neither can my little girls. As a mom, you want nothing more than to be able to help your children. It's painful to watch them unravel at the seams and be so helpless.
Now I move forward in a different direction as I choose to focus on the positives, not the negatives. As Sweet Brown says, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gLMSf4afzo.
October has come and gone...didn't it just start? I always see people posting 30 days of thankful on Facebook for the month of November. I think that is such a good idea to stop and reflect on what you are thankful for. We should do it everyday, you know. I will probably not take part on the FB thing as I know I wouldn't follow through for the whole month. Not because I don't have 30 days of things to be thankful for, just because I have a hard time following through with things I start sometimes. You know like when you go to the doctor and get an antibiotic and are supposed to take it for 14 days. Then by day 9 or 10 you stop taking it because you feel better? Yep, that's me... I will do my best every day this month to stop and reflect on one thing I am thankful for. Care to join me?
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