be a better mom

I love my daughter more than anything but I am having trouble with the day to day stuff, I really want to work on not just being there but when I am cleaning the kitchen and she wants to play toys with me, stop telling her I will do it later and just go and play…I can clean the kitchen later…arg Mommy guilt is killing me.

spend more time with the kids. play with them more. be more attentive. cook for them and not eat out all the time.

I am 35 years old and I have three kids who are almost all grown up now( 20, 16 and 13). In fact, I have a 19 month old grandson as well. Of course I would love to go back in time and change all the mistakes that I made, which made my children suffer. I know I can’t do that but the thing is that I am also having trouble changing the present. I always make the same stupid mistakes over and over again. I don’t know how to deal with ANYTHING….in a healthy way at least.My kids have always been the ones to pay the price. Lord knows I don’t deserve them….but none the less I love them and they are mine. I need strength, if not for me…..for them.

i want to be a better mom. i want to stop the insanity and smell the roses. i want to take the time to enjoy my boys not, yell and scream at them daily. im a single mom and i have nothing except for my boys.

Dara Corinne is my everything, but I know I need to improve my mothering skills for her. Do I let her get away with too much? Yes. Is she spoiled? Absolutely. But maybe I just need to accept that I am a good mom, not a perfect mom?

I feel like I’m becoming a better parent but I know I haven’t always been there for my kids. I guess it’s never too late.

OK, so it seems that most of my time I spend with my 5 year old daughter consists of the following: Teaching her how to spell, asking her addition and subtraction questions, playing various board and card games with her, taking her to the park, having picnics, watching movies, taking her to hockey games (that is MY addiction) and reading to her…so why do I feel like I am such a bad mom? Is it because I work full time? Is it because I need one night a week away from being mommy?

but it was only three days overdue, so much better than i used to be

and had a nice long supportive talk w/dd#2

I need to slow myself down and think more often. I react too quickly and too much instead of paying attention to the situation.

I would like to take the time to ask myself – what do they need from me right now? How can I help them?

My daughter is a little mini-me. She repeats everything I say in the tone I say it. It is like looking into a mirror. She especially likes the disapproving comments and sass. It is a hard lesson to learn and I need to correct it pronto.

I made a few fun projects this week and I thought I was patient while letting them help me cook. Baby steps…