Dealing with too much sh** today.
Backstory
My three year old started "holding it" this fall, so she will go DAYS without pooping and then it's painful. The pediatrician gave me several ideas, but none of them have worked. Now that we're home on break -- she from school and me from work -- she's pooping all the time. But in her pants. Just a little. Then she holds it instead of letting it go in the potty. I have changed her pants five times today alone. I have too much laundry. My house stinks. And tonight, as I was trying to get her cleaned up and ready for bed, she pooped in the tub. Sometimes motherhood tests every fiber of my patience.And then, just when I thought I couldn't handle anymore, while I reminded myself to take even breaths and read a story and tuck her in and then clean more mess... this is the moment when she leans in, her sweet smelling head with golden curly hair, and wraps her little arms as far around me as they can go and kisses me and says, "Goodnight Mommy. I love you."
Worth it.
by lillybrook in Six-Word Momoirs on Jan 01, 2013 | 
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Comments
Dragonflower says,
That's the thing about being a mom. Just when you think you'll go wacky, you're reminded of how wonderfully sweet your child really is.Reading your backstory reminded me of how hard it was, at times, to just be a mom. You sound like a great mom. And I'm sure you are! Hang in there, I remember what it was like to have a 3 year old. My ex-husband traveled a lot when our daughter was little, so I used to call myself a married single parent. Sometimes when things were not going well, I thought it was my fault, mostly because I didn't have another sane adult to help me through the rough spots. When my daughter was little, there were no cell phones or emails, or anything like that; just regular ol' phones and the difficulty of different timezones. I sound so ancient!! But it sure would have helped to have a way to connect with others. I am so glad you have a way to reach out.
Thank you for sharing your struggles with this honest memoir.
lillybrook says,
Thanks, Autumn22 -- just what I needed to hear.