Your child will conquer you step by step, reorganizing your energy levels, reorganizing your sleep patterns, reorganizing your thoughts.

You will give, wipe, offer advice, be ignored, protect, and never feel accomplished in the traditional sense because you will never know if you are doing it right. 

"Mom, the teacher wants to talk to you..."

I never thought I would hear those words, but I cannot tell you how many times I have heard them in the last few years. 

Immediately I feel like I am in trouble. 
I feel like a failed parent. 
I feel like a disappointment. 

Men all we want:

- A guilt-free nap
- Dishes cleaned
- Laundry put away
- A child fed

Any of the above is love. 

To the stay-at-home mom who never stops working...
You work 24/7 but you are still asked why you don't work.
I know you never stop and you never get a break.
I know how you feel.

To the working mom who does 50 different things all day, while wearing 10 different hats, but can't remember one thing she did all day except the ONE thing she didn't do. I know you are overwhelmed.
I know how you feel.

Today is a LONG day. Watching little kids all day is like a race to insanity and the test is who will crack first? Them or ME. 

I have 8 years experience with parenting and every time the challenge feels the same.  
Sometimes I erupt and feel like a scary Monster. I apologize later. 
Sometimes I let a kid experiment painting their face with chocolate because I am too tired to see.
Sometimes I put them in their room at 6:30pm for bed and would rather yell 50 times over, "Go to Bed!" And bribe them with breakfast choices that include fruity loops, rainbow charms, or let's get cuckoo for chocolate puffs cereal that is devoid of all nutrition. Whatever it takes, just go to BED.