I turned 30 last week. Generally, I’ve been excited about my 30s.
It’s the decade my children will start school and my real stay-at-home mom duties begin. You know, the soccer games and the class trips.
It’s the decade our finances won’t completely hold us back from the fun we’ve imagined for our family. You know, the dinner parties and the beach vacations. The opportunity to finally choose a home we love and not settle for a house “that’ll do for now.”
The chapter where we create a family closes, and the chapter where we raise that family and build a forever together begins.
Right?
Thirty, Flirty and...Thriving?
It was all very glamorous in my head…until it happened.
Yes, I’m 30. I’m a stay-at-home mom. My...
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Being a dance mom is not for the faint-hearted. It becomes something that will take over your life before you even realize it has happened. Growing up as a dancer myself I understood what it took to be a dance mom; but to the women that have come into this world blindly, I commend you for your bravery and hope you decide to stay with us.
What it takes:
- 15+ hours a week of dance practice
- $ thousands of dollars in costumes, competition & choreography fee's
- Travel across state lines
- Tears (SO MANY TEARS.. happy and sad tears)
- Literal PAIN (from muscle cramps and bruises to just plain exhaustion)
- Sacrifice (Time, money, missing moments with friends and family)
SO WHY?... why...
My husband’s working late, and my toddler’s refusing to eat what I cooked for dinner. My cramps are slowly killing me, and my baby’s “probably teething.” It’s the 218th day of quarantining, and I just can’t seem to make anyone happy. The news is scary, and both girls are crying.
Where am I in each scenario? Resentful. Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Anxious.
While this might be old news to many, I just recently started to recognize the correlation between my mood, my kids’ moods, and my days in general. It’s ironic I’m just now recognizing how significantly my anxiety and negativity can affect my girls. Working in the baby and toddler sleep consulting business, we are always telling our clients to remain calm...
Even though I love them so much my heart physically aches, what if that love just isn't enough? Because I am failing in every other way.
Sometimes, they drive me to the breaking point and everythinggg they do makes me want to scream. Because I am not adequate to parent them.
Sometimes they get hot dogs and easy mac for dinner after an afternoon of sugary snacks. Because I am an inadequate parent.
Sometimes it's painful to just look at them because they're growing up so fast it brings tears to my eyes. Because I am an inadequate mother.
Sometimes I just give in and try to grant whatever the unreasonable desires are, and it's still not enough and there are still tears....
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