Lean in ladies. This is important. We all know motherhood isn’t glamorous. Yeah, ok, understatement of the year. You’re right. Let’s rephrase. We all know motherhood is dirty, sticky, frazzled, mucky, tired, greasy, soiled, grubby… it’s gross. Motherhood is gross. It’s beautiful, but it’s not glamorous.
Remember who you used to be before you had kids? When you had time to do your hair and makeup? When you made time for yourself to work out and get the appropriate amount of rest? When you could sit quietly and read a book or treat yourself to a new outfit? Remember her?
I am a mother. I have 3 small people who rely on me to feed them and bathe them and teach them and play with them and hold them and discipline them and all the stuff in between.
You know what else I am? I am a woman. One who likes to do my hair and makeup and put on a shirt sometimes that isn’t covered in residue from toothpaste face smashes or dirt covered fingerprints. I enjoy feeling feminine. Does that make me less of a mom? Nope.
It’s ok to be both.
A little louder for the people in the back.
