Motherhood is no easy feat. My friend kept apologizing saying " I know you are so tired too and your husband is gone and Logan is teething ... and the list goes on" I kept telling her it was ok we all have our moments and no one mother has it any better or worse than another.
We are ALL sleep deprived to some extent even if our kids are teenagers, we never stop making minute by minute life calls or worrying if we are doing right by the laws of parenthood.
Do I feed him, is he tired, did I give to much medicine, is he in pain, are we doing enough tummy time, why hasn't he started crawling yet, what am I not doing enough of, when will I ever sleep again, do we have groceries, OMG I haven't talk to (fill in a friends name here) since last week, I am such a bad friend, did I remember to send a birthday card, I forgot her birthday, is he wet, are we reading enough books, the list goes on forever.
And yes while I am dead tired and my husband is gone quite often my mommy hood story is no harder than my friend's who's daughter is teething and doesn't sleep even though her husband is there.
While a child is one of life's greatest blessings it is also one of life's most challenging adventures. I do miss my time away with friends, or staying up late to watch movies with my husband, I miss having the weekend to catch up on a 2 hour phone call with (fill in friends name here) but as life would have it, sometimes a text is easier, movies can be recorded and true friends will understand.
God bless the mom's because Lord knows, EVERY mother has her days.
