Mommies Are Human, We Make Mistakes — This Weeks MOMtra

"Get in the car! Why aren't your shoes on yet! I know you hate it, but you HAVE TO bathe, child!!!"

Ugh. There is so much to do and so much resistance somedays. I had a full on argument with my 7-year-old today about the fact that we HAVE to brush your hair. She started crying and telling me she was going to have a bad day because she hates when I do her hair.

Now, of course, I know she's going to dad's today and may or may not have her hair brushed for the next three days. He's a good dad, but he's a dad, after all. So, it's important that my baby gets what she needs before she goes.

She was being ungrateful though and angry and was throwing a fit. It was all starting to be too much. Finally, I raised my voice and said, "I'm just trying to HELP you so that you aren't crying on Monday when you can't get the tangles out of your hair! Don't be mean to ME!" As you can guess, raising my voice and telling my little, emotional 2nd grader not to be mean, didn't help. She cried harder and apologized but told me that she felt like she was going to have a terrible day today. Which I, of course, didn't feel good about at all. And now we're late for school. Sheesh!

Ever have those days where you realize that maybe you haven't handled situations with the kids as well as you, perhaps, should have? It's ok. Mommies make mistakes, too. Say sorry. You're raising your babies to be loving, forgiving and rational people. Let them practice. It may surprise you how much a "sorry" from Mom might help. Forgiving isn't just for our kids, spouses and boyfriends. It's for us, too.

MOMtra for the week:

I'm a mom. I'm a person. Mistakes are ok. Love extends to me, too.