Is it just me...??
Is it just me...??
As Moms, especially, do you ever find yourself thinking that you just know others are thinking {but likely never saying}, "Wow. I feel sorry for her!"..."Aren't you glad our kids don't act like that when we're eating out{side of our home}?!"..."She sure has her hands full! And she only has two!..."I will never let my children act like that!"
Having a little one that is officially full-swing in his "terrible two's", and a four-year-old who hasn't yet found her "fabulous four's", I have found myself thinking this a lot lately. Looking around restaurants, to this Mom, it appears that every child except mine is sitting politely and quietly, eating their veggies {instead of spitting them} with their silverware {not their hands}, and using their napkins {not their sleeves}. Walking in stores, to this Mom, it appears that every child except mine is staying with their family {not hiding in the clothes racks}, obeying, and doing everything quietly and orderly {not stomping feet or throwing tantrums}.
Please don't misunderstand; I absolutely adore my children. And I know that they grow up all too fast...and that this too shall pass. I know everyone has good days and bad days, and that overall, we really do have very obedient, sincere children. But, am I the only Mom that thinks that everyone else thinks she has it rough, and sometimes even feels a little embarrassment because of it? Please say I'm not! I'd really like to think it's this mental make-up that each Mom has built into her, to help keep her pride for her children down to a normal level! Or...something like that... ;-)
Is it just me...??
As Moms, especially, do you ever find yourself thinking that you just know others are thinking {but likely never saying}, "Wow. I feel sorry for her!"..."Aren't you glad our kids don't act like that when we're eating out{side of our home}?!"..."She sure has her hands full! And she only has two!..."I will never let my children act like that!"
Having a little one that is officially full-swing in his "terrible two's", and a four-year-old who hasn't yet found her "fabulous four's", I have found myself thinking this a lot lately. Looking around restaurants, to this Mom, it appears that every child except mine is sitting politely and quietly, eating their veggies {instead of spitting them} with their silverware {not their hands}, and using their napkins {not their sleeves}. Walking in stores, to this Mom, it appears that every child except mine is staying with their family {not hiding in the clothes racks}, obeying, and doing everything quietly and orderly {not stomping feet or throwing tantrums}.
Please don't misunderstand; I absolutely adore my children. And I know that they grow up all too fast...and that this too shall pass. I know everyone has good days and bad days, and that overall, we really do have very obedient, sincere children. But, am I the only Mom that thinks that everyone else thinks she has it rough, and sometimes even feels a little embarrassment because of it? Please say I'm not! I'd really like to think it's this mental make-up that each Mom has built into her, to help keep her pride for her children down to a normal level! Or...something like that... ;-)
Is it just me...??
