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Life isn’t perfect. We live in an imperfect world filled with imperfect people and things. That is just the way it is. We all have to come to terms with that sooner or later in order to move on and enjoy life despite it’s imperfections.
As a mom, one of the most difficult parts of life is the fact that we cannot always protect our children from illness, injury and emotional hurt.
Welcome to A Frog In My Soup! My name is Shera and I am the mom behind the "Soup" or the "Frogs" whichever you happen to be reading about. My hubby and I have been married for 18 years. We have 6 sons that frequent these pages: CJ (16), Salesman (13), Tater (12), J-Man (8) & The TwinkyDinks (or Tweebs depending on their mood) - Bugs & Monkey (6 & 6). This blog is a little piece of my life, a large piece of my sanity and even a bit of my heart thrown in. There are days I laugh … Read more
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well, I’m sure you KNOW I feel like I fail… regularly actually. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this. It truly sucks. Sometimes it all just feels like TOO MUCH and it can get even the most stable of us down. Hugs to you dear Shera.
.-= Tarasview´s last blog ..Weekly Winners- attempting to get a shot of the kids =-.
Shera,
I think you put it so well–that you’re trying to come out of a fog.
Don’t we all sometimes feel that way? The truth is that life is often really slogging. It isn’t easy. And it can quickly become overwhelming if we don’t stop and take care of ourselves, too.
But that’s hard to do. And the worst thing you can do is to beat yourself up over it! Remember, each day is a new day. And tomorrow you can start all over again, with no stitches!
I know when I get deepest into the fog, what I have to do is take the long term view. Yes, this month has been horrid. Yes, I haven’t had enough sleep. But the last year has been pretty good! And we’ve had a lot of successes. Keep talking those up, keep praying, and somehow the day to day dreariness goes away.
And if all else fails, eat chocolate.
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Yes, this feeling comes and goes with all dedicated and hard working moms.
When my ten year old Zachy was sick all the time(it seemed like two years worth, on and off) I kept a spreadsheet so that I knew I wasn’t going out of my mind. Too many kids to keep track of.
Just one comment – I try to focus on the positive and the things that I can change and have influence over. Hang in there!
Don’t kid yourself — we all feel like mom failures at one time or another!
Actually, that’s why I started my blog. To inspire and encourage moms.
The silver lining? Our shortcomings force us to reach up for real help. If we were perfect, we wouldn’t need that babe in the manger.
Love your blog — you have two more sons than I do!
.-= Laura´s last blog ..Welcome to Outnumbered Moms Everywhere =-.
There is a positive to this, it’s okay to imperfect. Its okay to let our kids know we are.
Its even comforting because than they can look at their own perfections and be able to accept them, and go on and realize that everyone has them. And that they are okay to have.
Its a good lesson.
Tracy
.-= The crazy suburban mom´s last blog ..Getting some tongue on Retro Tuesday =-.
Shera,
Take some time for yourself and get to feeling better soon. Hope you are having a good week so far. That’s all we can do right? Seize the moment, hour, day, week… right in front of us & do the best we can with what we’ve got.
T answer your question…yes, I do. I think as moms we often struggle with feeling like a failure. It’s good to know that God is there to pick me back up when I need Him.
.-= Heather @ CSAHM´s last blog ..Are You Qualified to Homeschool Your Child? =-.
As a mom of 5 kids all born in six years, I know what your life must be like-with little time for you. I feel like a failure every day-whenever I yell, nag, disappoint etc.
I tell myself that I am only human and that I am doing the best I can and I will try to do better, but if I dont, then they will have to take what they get!!! Take good care, Kelly
.-= Kelly Smith´s last blog ..Book review and giveaway =-.
Definitely! Sometimes I feel like I failed the day… sometimes it’s more like a whole season. Sickness is the worst. It absolutely panics me. When the family gets sick I just want to run away screaming!
Hugs!