MOTHERHOOD & Mistakes

I saw this on someone's facebook status and LOVED it. 

I had to post it on here because it is SO true.

I have to confess that I think I am a much better mother now than I was eight and a half years ago when I started this journey.  Sometimes I feel like I owe Blake a big apology for the mistakes I made with him.  He was our first and we were definitely amateurs!

I learn new things from each child.  I have relaxed a lot.  I have realized that most mistakes can be fixed and undone.  I have realized when to "pick my battles".  I spend more time playing and less time worrying about my house.

"Mommy Guilt" is a horrible thing.  We have all suffered from it at some point.  There is no way we can be everything to everybody - only God alone is sufficient to provide for all our needs (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial, etc).  When we stop trying to be "perfect" and just love our kids, we succeed!

One thing I hate about  myself is that I have a tendency to compare myself to other moms.  WHY?????  We are all so very different.  We each have different learning styles, parenting styles, organizational skills and priorities.  I know it is easy to look at some moms and think they have it "all together" and never make mistakes.  In the spirit of making someone else feel better - here is an example of my "OOPS" for the day.

I usually pride myself on being organized.  Today, I goofed.  It was the 100th day of school and Noah was supposed to take 100 items to contribute to a snack mix.  It was on the calendar.  His teacher sent a reminder email yesterday.  I remembered at 8:40 am - TODAY.  I was feeding the baby and in my pajamas.  I wrote his teacher and she said they weren't doing the snack thing until after art and their spelling test.  I hurriedly finished feeding Jake, got myself, Andy and Jake dressed and zoomed across town (driving the speed limit, of course).  The look of relief on his face was worth it!  So much for starting off my morning on the right foot :)

What are some lessons you have learned as a Mom or Dad?  What are some of your "OOPS" moments?