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I so agree, you can’t . My kids come first and husband and friends. My kids will grow and eventually all be on their own and then I will focus on my husband and friends but till then my main priority is my kids I would hope my husband would agree , we have to prepare our kids for the real world. Together They Are The Merry Hallows Together They Make One The Master Of Cheer Sweat Shirt. I agree completely. My 3 kids all under the age of 5 take up all my non work time. I hardly see the hubby most weekdays and on the weekends we are catching up on things or getting much needed family time.

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Truth. My tank is always on “E” and I’m continually running on fumes, but I will always chose my kids first! Not that others aren’t important, but right now they take precedent!  Pfft; I can be a good wife by being a good mom and a good mom by being a good wife. My friends understand this and we still text/call and show support for one another. My hubby and kids come first. My days focus on our kids and home, the evenings between the time he gets home from work and 8 PM are family time. After 8 PM is our time when we focus on just the two of us. As they say, two outa three ain’t bad. Although, he is really my best friend.

I think it’s very probable that everyone in this thread is already doing well at being all three of those things. It’s important for our sanity to remember that we don’t owe anyone perfection. he very fact you’re questioning if you’re a good mom means you are one. Only good moms question it. Only good moms get their ass up and try again. On the days you think you’re at your worst? Those are the days that don’t matter. Your kid will only remember you at your best. The day you said “fuck it” let’s build a fort. Let’s make a cake out of whatever. Remember this: only good moms question their actions. Truly bad ones don’t care.

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I remember but I only have a hard time letting go because my mother never explained herself or apologized for her actions and never really tried. Though I know alot more now and feel sad for her that she just is not capable of actual love. I actually cried to my kids today and told them it is not their fault that I am super stressed as a single mother and I am so sorry for yelling. I do think they will remember that part as well and forgive me and hopefully understand someday. Three boys here; 16, 20, 21, and my daughter is 8. Her little friend slept over last week and I somehow built the best fort of my life! The boys kept coming in and smiling at us. It was the best feeling. I felt like I really accomplished something.

I have to constantly remind myself this on my bad days. Luckily if I haven’t gotten enough sleep, I can usually convince my kiddo to cuddle with me on the couch, out on some cartoons, and I’ll get an extra 20-30 minutes while coffee brews. But boy there are days when my temper has a short, short fuse. I work in a call center and I had come off a 10 hour shift of people screaming and my daughter had a blowout for the first time in months. As she wiggled around the couch I tried to keep her hands and legs away from the poop as I mopped up the mess. She giggled like it was some sort of game, but then her leg came down and I ended up with a hand covered in poop and I lost it. I yelled and the smile disappeared.

Luckily I have the kindest 2 year old in existence. Once her butt was clean and so was my hand, she hugged me and rubbed my back and asked if I was ok. I told her I was sorry and she forgave me and we ended the night with cartoons and cookies. I’m just hoping she doesn’t remember that. Together They Are The Merry Hallows Together They Make One The Master Of Cheer Sweat Shirt. I seriously think my stepdaughter (almost 18) has a list of all the screw ups I’ve made raising her in the past 14 years. LOL. But I have no problem reminding her negative nelly self about all the good stuff that I did even when she was telling me I wasn’t her mother.