Scary Mommy | Robin Lunsford
They say parenting is a thankless job.
The reality is that parenting is a job in which the work is often done when no one is looking. It’s a job in which the work often goes unnoticed at the time it is being done.
It starts when they are first born. It’s the feedings and diaper changes and snuggles in the night that we know they will never remember. But meeting their needs comes naturally. We are compelled to do so, and we are rewarded by seeing them thrive.
And from those early days on, our work continues, unwavering.
It’s reading the same book over and over — one whose rhymes you will never forget, but they soon will.
It’s pining over first foods.
It’s setting an alarm every hour through the night when they are sick so that you don’t sleep through checking their temperature and piggy-backing the needed Tylenol and Motrin.
It’s stressing and asking their doctor about every milestone.
It’s realizing that the milestones come and go too quickly.
It’s sneaking into their bedrooms every night to gently kiss their cheeks and listen to them breathe.
It’s reading article after article about how to teach them generosity, how to get them to get along with each other, how to discipline in the most effective and loving way.
It’s hiding in the bathroom and crying when it’s been a long day or when you and your spouse have had an argument.
It’s drying your tears and putting on a smile before you emerge to sing another song, play another game, or wipe another butt.
It’s laying out clothes for their first day of school.
It’s getting on your hands and knees to wipe jelly off the floor, even after they swore they “cleaned up so good, Mommy.”
It’s packing lunches.
It’s staying up until the early hours of the morning gluing their school projects back together or baking cupcakes for their parties.
It’s finally getting them into bed and then starting another hour or two of work around the house.
by MindMake via MindMake Blog
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