Mother’s Day Confessions 2023

For years I dreamed of being a mother.

I imagined what motherhood would be like, cozy snuggle time, exploring the woods, adventures indoors, arts & crafts, and cook time creations.

And while I built my business waiting for motherhood to begin I slowly began to realize that I would be a working mom. 

I am blessed to be able to work from home, but so often I feel torn in two different directions.

I’m not here to say one type of motherhood is easier or harder than the other (that’s super subjective), especially because I’ve only ever been one kind of mom. (Ps. I fully believe all moms work. And that stay-at-home moms are unpaid laborers of love who deserve to be respected, honored, and recognized for their hard work, devotion, and dedication). 

But as I am a working mom, I can only share my own experiences. My failures and successes, fears and hopes, sadness and joys.

I often fail to find the right work-family life balance.

I fear my son won’t know how much I love him.

I’m saddened by the moments I miss. 

But then I have to remind myself…

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I succeeded at creating a business that allows me to work with my husband at home. And because of this, my husband gets to play a more active and present role in our son’s life.

I hope that our son sees how his parents are growing and changing for the better as they learn to work together and be better parents.

And that true joy comes from God and that this is a season of growth and change in our lives.

While it’s so easy to become focused on the negatives of motherhood, the best way to change them is to focus on the positives.

I don’t want to look back someday with a long list of regrets. 

So I’m choosing to actively make changes in my life and in how I mother to be the best mom I can be for our son.

One way I hope to do this is by reflecting at the end of each day. Consider the things I did right and the things I did wrong. While also making a game plan in my head of how I can address similar situations differently in the future.

The second is to have an accountability partner, for me it’s my husband. I share my reflections with him and then he helps me be accountable and do better the next day and moving forward. 

And lastly, but also most importantly, is to pray. I pray to be a better mother, to teach our son good things by my example, to love him as God loves him, and to lead him on a path to eternity with Christ. 

There is no quick or easy fix to being a perfect mom, but day by day with change and prayer I hope that I will become the mother our son deserves.

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