Mom's Mood

Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up feeling a little less than lovely?  I’m sure that I’m a member of a very small and unique group of mothers that struggles in this area ;), but I write this just in case there is one other mother out there who has had a day that seemed doomed before their eyes even opened in the morning.

You don’t know what I’m talking about???  Well, it’s the kind of morning where you wake up to the crashing of dishes in the kitchen because your alarm didn’t go off and your 4 year old decided to try and climb onto the counter to get a cup so that they could sneak some soda.  No??

Ok, well, maybe it is just me, but I’ve learned a  key ingredient along the way when dealing with these frequent extremely rare moments and I thought I might share them with you on the very off chance that you encounter something that makes you want to scream and pull your hair out and maybe even put yourself on a LOOOOOONG time out (maybe to Bermuda )!

Ready?  It isn’t that shocking or big or seemingly significant ~ the way we act, our mood and attitude is everything.  You already knew that though didn’t you?  Yup, most of us realize at some point that it is our reactions and attitude that make all the difference in the world, but we’re in a bad mood and frankly don’t always want to be the one to change it or shape up!!! 

Yes, moms have bad days too, yes we are still human, but we have to realize that our actions and attitude WILL affect all of those around us and if we’re having a bad day only we can change that (with God’s help of course).  We don’t always want to admit it or know how to turn it around, but you aren’t alone!  One of the most difficult things in the world is to admit we are wrong, ask for forgiveness, pray for God to help us change our attitude and to actually work at creating a better atmosphere.  Yes ladies, we are more powerful than we think and it is at the least lovely times that this fact becomes most apparent.  So today I give you the gift of knowledge, a little piece of information that reminds us all that we will make mistakes, but the best thing in the world is to openly acknowledge those mistakes and MOVE ON!