For most of us in my neighborhood, today is the first official day of summer vacation. As the usual group of moms gathered outside the main exercise room at the gym, the stories of motherly frustration began to flow. There were kids who refused to get up, who didn’t want to eat breakfast and who kicked and screamed all the way to the gym kid zone.
We are all in the same boat. Summer will be a fun change of pace but there will be some bumps in the road.
My favorite comments were from a Mom who has a grown daughter. She said that frustration is part of being a mother. The moms you have to watch out for are the ones who say their kids are “perfect” and everything about motherhood is “easy” and “always wonderful”.
It’s okay to lose patience with your children as long as you don’t pretend that you never have.
I believe that is very true!