A friend of mine recently posted in her personal blog some thoughts she had while driving that mirrored some thoughts I had been having myself recently. It made me start thinking, what is a "Super Mom"? Is it the mom who had a sparkling clean house and makes every meal from scratch and her kids make perfect little crafts for Grandma's birthday without getting paint or markers on their spotless clothes? I really don't think it is.
I think a "Super Mom" is a mom who makes an environment fun, healthy, and enriching environment for her kids. So starting today, I am embarking on a project to become a better "Super Mom". A mom who doesn't park her kids in front of the TV because she's procrastinated on her to-do list for so long that it's the only way to get things done before crunch time. A mom who does things with her kids - things that might make a mess and might even mean something else doesn't get done but also things that make my kids ready to get up and say "What are we doing today, Mommy?". Will it happen right away? No. And I will probably never become my ideal mother, but starting today I'm going to try and I'm going to get better because THAT is the only way I'll even have a shot.
So what will the Super Mom Project entail? I'm sure it will change over time, but for now I want to focus on watching TV less and learning more. Not necessarily learning their letters or their numbers but learning that mixing colors of paint will make other colors, bugs live under rocks, and bubbles make awesome beards.
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