Mother’s Day Lesson: How to be a Super Mom

Whenever Mother’s Day comes around, I start feeling guilty. I compare myself to the super-idealistic-fairytale-wonder-woman-mom that I believe I should be. If it wasn’t for the free flower we get in church, I wouldn’t even crawl out of bed on Mother’s Day. Instead, I would remain in hiding and eat things like chocolate candy, ice cream and brownies while faking sick.

I know I am not the only Mom that feels this way. Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we hold our measuring sticks so high that it is impossible to reach them? We all love our children and are doing the best we can, right?

I recently took a personality test at work. According to the results, I am a “Type A” personality. This means although you may hire me to run your company, you won’t hire me as a nanny and I will mostly-likely never be voted mother-of-the-year.

So, here’s the question. Knowing my results, should I hold myself up to an idealistic measuring stick where women dress, look, sound, and act like Mary Poppins, or should I compare myself to Hillary Clinton?

I am thinking neither.

So, what kind of mother am I? What kind of mother should I be?

In an effort to answer my own question and avoid a little depression this Sunday, I have come up with my own criteria for a good mom.

7 Tips to Achieving Frickin Super Mom Status

1. Always be nice to your kids. Unless they draw on the walls, tell you they hate you, poop their pants or fail in school. Then, anything goes. And I mean anything.

2. When you have to decide between working late or the school play, choose the play.

3. When you feel like pulling out your hair or worse, take a time out. Try not to say things like, “Mommy needs a break before she is locked up in the mental hospital, kiddos,” or “Call 911, because one of us is going to need some serious medical help.”

4. Send your kids to bed early. Their bedtime is for YOU. Sure, you can tell yourself it is because you are concerned about their health, but seriously- you need some quiet time. This will help you be a better mom.

5. Feed your kids. Cold cereal is fine.

6. When your kids are asleep, go into their room and kiss them. It’s awesome. Maybe because it is quiet… but still, it’s awesome.

7. Laugh. If you can laugh at poop in the bathtub, being covered in spit up, or the crazy-roller-coaster-mood changes of teenagers, life will be easier. After all, these kiddos really do grow up fast and our time with them is precious.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you frickin moms!

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