Comments on: It’s Okay Not to Cherish Every Minute

By: Bethany

Bethany — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:58:55 +0000

Great post! I’ll admit to beating myself up for not enjoying every moment a lot more than I probably should. I think that worry about it is totally normal, and am glad to have another mom share in the struggle!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 04:00:15 +0000

In reply to Hilary. Everyone absolutely has their ups and their downs. Some may happen in infancy, some in toddlerhood, and some may have terrible teens! We are definitely not alone in this motherhood journey! You are providing Zach a loving, safe, and secure childhood that one day he will absolutely thank you for! Everything you are doing with him now is paying off, even if some days it is just keeping him alive! Keep it up, mama!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:56:41 +0000

In reply to Christina Peterson. There are so many ups and downs all throughout motherhood! So many reasons to cry and so many reasons to smile. It's all quote the journey and we are lucky to be a part of it! Keep up the good work too, mama!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:53:29 +0000

In reply to Ashley LaMar. Thank you so much! I agree, people need to hear more REAL!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:53:00 +0000

In reply to Sara Strand. I totally agree, sara! With Franklin being my last baby, I am trying to focus more on being in the moment, but sometimes I am just plain tired!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:51:23 +0000

In reply to Crystal // Dreams, etc.. You are absolutely right! Spot on!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:50:55 +0000

In reply to Heather @ Simply Save. Thank you very much!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:08:12 +0000

Told you I would be reading this! I enjoyed it, and could use a pep-talk like this with Zach on a daily basis. I sometimes feel like he was given to the wrong mother… Surely there’s someone out there more patient than me, more fit to deal with a constant whiner/crier/hitter/pusher/breaker. Surely there is! I am spent. But I know he is teaching me how to be more selfless, more loving, less embarrassed about what other’s think… because when I’m checking out with a full cart of groceries and he is TANTRUMING, and Im not even acknowledging it, well, that takes a certain level of “lack of pride” that I wouldn’t have been able to muster just a few years ago. And he HAS only gotten easier! The best is yet to come. 🙂 Nice to hear that everyone has had their own hard days!

By: Christina Peterson

Christina Peterson — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:27:36 +0000

I think its a wonderful reminder. As I look at my “babies” 7,8, and 11. I remember all the hard times through infancy, through the toddler years, through school starting, and now getting ready for middle school, for heartbreak and for the rest of life. I get teary eyed because although those moments were hard, and exhausting and left me wondering if I was doing a good job; I am able to look back and smile because the good moments for sure out weigh the bad. The “Firsts” and now I am facing some of the “lasts” the hugs, the kisses the “mommy I had a bad dream”. I wouldn’t trade a minute. As they grow and develop their personalities and you realize you did a good job, you raised a great kid and at the end of the day you are an amazing Mommy. Keep up the good work. Thank you Shannon.

By: Ashley LaMar

Ashley LaMar — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:11:49 +0000

This is so authentic. I love posts like this when people aren’t afraid to admit that not every single moment of life is full of glitter and rainbows. PERFECTION. Thanks for being real.