I'm Not a Perfect Mom

I had a moment this morning (more like a half hour) where I was vividly reminded that I'm not a perfect mom.

It's all a sham, I feel like I need to tell my husband to send back my mother's day presents he already gave me.  (2 very pretty flexi-clips by the way)

I'm not as patient as I should be, I'm not as slow to anger as I should be, and I certainly don't cherish those moments like I should.

But I can't expect that I will be perfect.  As much as I want to give my children perfection, as much as I wish they were always parented properly, I simply can't be that mother.

I have a choice, I can:

A) Drive myself crazy trying to be perfect and drown my sorrows in the potty training M&M's when I fail.
B) Hide on facebook while my children watch 10 hours of TV per day
or
C) Depend on the strength and wisdom of Christ.

Being a mother is hard.  Really hard.  I read an old yahoo news story yesterday about a mother who snapped and violently abused her baby, and I've known women in real life to be guilty of similar (and worse) crimes against their children.

A story like the one I read yesterday enrages me, but it also stirs up deep compassion within my heart.

I know the feeling of desperation, but I also know the author of ultimate hope.

I wish I could tell every mother in that moment of absolute desperation that they don't have to do it alone, that there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and that it's okay if they're not perfect because NO ONE is.

I wish sometimes there was someone there to remind me of the same thing.
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