I asked. You answered!

9 Oct By

Last week, I was struggling. Parenting, homeschool, marriage, housework…the whole thing had me in tears, yelling, screaming, crying….you name it. It was not pretty. I tried calling Molly Maids to get them to come here and clean for me, but my husband wouldn’t hear of it. Which, by the way, I think is unfair since he has a lawn guy. But, that’s a whole separate post begging me to write it. After Molly Maids didn’t work out, I did the only other thing I thought might make me feel better. I logged onto Facebook. I asked you all to chime in on the Facebook page, and this is what you had to say…

 

My Question:


“What’s your biggest challenge as a mom? Whether you’re a homeschool mom, SAHM, WAHM, single, divorced, military wife, WHATEVER. What’s the one thing that brings you to tears or makes you want to scream?? Include a link to your blog, facebook page, or twitter handle. If I get enough responses I plan on including them in an upcoming post. (This is my lame attempt to remind myself I’m not alone!)”

 

Your Answers:

  • ~Ann Marie AKA Queen of Chaos: Not getting enough time with just our family (this is the biggest one but I could go on and on).
  • ~Jessica from Spit Up Chronicles: Just putting all of myself into my husband and my kids. I am totally and completely in LOVE with my family, but it is exhausting. I just want a one day vacation. Or a sick day.
  • ~Paula from Simply Sandwich: Being “present” with my kids! As a member of the Sandwich Generation, I am constantly pulled in multiple directions and I don’t always feel like I am actually absorbing the time with my   children. It honestly breaks my heart. Lately, I have just stopped whatever I am doing to listen to what my kiddos are saying because they are the most important things and I don’t want to miss what they are trying to share with me!
  • ~Ashley from Dose of Reality: I can honestly say that my biggest challenge as a mom is keeping my home clean. I fail at it most, which then makes me fail at the mom gig because of course I can’t have the kids invite friends over for playdates, etc. I feel guilty because I don’t want my girls growing up this way, but it feels too overwhelming to correct. It is a CONSTANT battle, and I am afraid I am losing the war.
  •  ~Sonya from The Karels: working mom guilt, bedtime battles, fits, I could go on and on!
  • ~Carmen Ramirez-Dominguez: How to find enough time in the day to work, pick up kiddies from school, take them to extra curricular activities, cook, clean home, help w/ homework and pay bills/make appts…I’m stressed just thinking about this!
  • ~Theresa from Seeking Him Homeschool: Disobedient children make me want to scream – my kids are good kids, but they don’t always obey the first time. Sometimes time is of the essence, and when they don’t obey first time and I end up having to deal with that, then I end up late somewhere because of it…. gggrrrrrrrrr….
Isn’t it nice to know we’re not alone?
Do you “like” The Mommy Mess on Facebook yet? what are you waiting for?
(I’m pretty like-able.)
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Adrienne

Somewhere along the way I picked up homeschooling two boys and blogging. When I'm not scrubbing toilets or answering endless questions, I'm usually here, over sharing it all! My writing is always honest, sometimes sarcastic, and never perfect. I hope to keep my kids from seeking adult therapy. I know. Pipe dreams...You can find me as @TheMommyMess on Twitter and on Facebook.

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  1. Meredith
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    October 10, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Amen to so much of the above, especially the struggle to be “present”. Thanks for helping me feel more normal :)
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  2. Leslie says:
    October 11, 2012 at 3:40 am

    Popped over through SITS Blogtoberfest! I’ve been struggling with so much in parenting lately. Temper, presence…you name it! It really is nice to know that I’m not alone in it!
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  3. AnnMarie says:
    October 11, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Thanks for the shout out! I could have written every single one of the other ones, too. I think Ashley from Dose of Reality and I might be the same person. The house thing is killing me right now. I can’t catch up.
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