Dakota’s Fri-YAY Top ( But really Least Favorite ) 5 {Struggles of Motherhood }

Yes – today’s top five is about my five LEAST favorite things about motherhood ( and fatherhood )

Let’s be REAL, and admit, that parenting isn’t always glamorous, easy or fun for that matter. This week for me has been a rough one. My son hasn’t been a fan of sleeping, unless he is ON my husband or I. I woke up in some of the worst pain ever, and found out yesterday that I have TMJ, and my daughter is just sooooo ready for summer and warm weather that she is going a bit stir crazy. So the tricks that kept us busy and having fun all winter, are getting pretty boring to her now.

So for me, this blog today is therapy. Here we go!

 

5. COLD COFFEE.

Making it though the day is a whole lot easier when you can have a warm cup of anything… trying to wake up early to have a cup of warm coffee, usually wins out by sleeping, or the need of a shower. Some weeks, all the days blend and I can’t remember the last time I got more than a 3 minute shower.

4. TOUCHED OUT.

Somedays, I think I’m touched out by 9am… how can two tiny humans touch you so much?!? Turns out my feet are the BEST place for my two year old to stand. At first it was cute, now I have to go into a meditative state to ignore it.. HA!

 

 

3.LAUNDRY.

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know my feelings about laundry… I swear 5 other people live here. Everyone who stops by, sees the lovely mountain of clothing at some point. I’ve learned that is just a part of my house now… the Roos’ Laundry Mountain.

But seriously who else lives here….

 

2. “STOP LOVING YOUR BROTHER SO MUCH”

The words I never in a million years thought I would have to say. Sawyer loves Dax SO MUCH, that half the time she almost takes him out in the process. Sharing bouncy balls.. right to the face. Hugging to the point of suffocating, and playing in the Roos’ Laundry Mountain, by covering him in blankets. OBVIOUSLY she has no idea that he isn’t a fan of this kind of love and that she is twice his size. And it’s hard to tell a two year old to stop being ‘so nice’

1.I JUST CLEANED THAT… OK

When you clean up a room, and walk into another one.. and you hear those sweet little feet coming down the hall.. and then

CRASH

DUMP

BOOM

Welp, there goes 30 minutes of cleaning up… I am SO glad you decided that now you want to play with all the blocks, legos, little people AND Moana… Right now.

 

Now OBVIOUSLY I will miss all of this one day… not the cold coffee part. But all of the mess, all of the chaos. The hugging and standing on my toes with their little toes. The little voices saying ” Heyyy buddy CATCH!” ( ball to the face ) I will miss the times where they need me so much. But, I can admit, right now, days feel long, and some nights feel longer. I won’t miss the days where I felt like I ‘yelled’ more than I loved, I won’t miss the days that were hard. But I will miss the little moments that made that hard day worth every single struggle. I WILL miss those little feet coming down the hall, even if it is just to scream I LOVE YOU into her brothers face.

I think it’s OK to admit it, and OK to feel this way. It’s GOOD even to vent and talk about it with other moms. It’s GREAT to be the REAL mom. Because at the end of the day. I wouldn’t change a thing.. accept for the cold coffee thing.

What is your least favorite part about parenting?! AND of course one of your favorite things too 😉

 

-Dakota

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