More of this, please.
Danielle Silverstein might be a messy mom but she wants people to know that this doesn’t have an impact on how good of a mother she is to her children.
Danielle and her friend Farrah are the brains behind parenting blog Where The Eff is my Handbook and we’ve laughed out loud at their posts more than once.
The latest one comes courtesy of Danielle, complete with a picture of her untidy kitchen and you have to love her honesty and straight from the heart message.
Danielle makes the point that even if you don’t have everything together at all hours of the day, you can still be a fantastic mother.
She starts out by saying:
“Okay, full disclosure: I really AM a hot-mess mom. I am consistently five steps behind where I should be in the world of responsible adulting. Like, for real.
Never once have I thought to myself, “OMG, I think I’m actually tackling this whole parenthood thing”.
Danielle then goes to say that she thinks she’s a good mom and that being a ‘hot mess’ is irrelevant to her parenting skills.
“I am that mom who doesn’t do dishes at night before I go to bed. I do dishes when I get around to doing dishes.
I’m that mom who grabs her kids’ clothes out of the dryer in the morning because nothing is folded and put away.
I’m that mom who forgets to send in forms and gets calls reminding me that, yes, I need to send in those forms”.
However, Danielle has a bigger and better counter-argument and it’s more than a match for the dirty dishes in her sink.
“I’m also that mom whose home has lots of love and laughter.
I’m also that mom who cheers on her kids and is their biggest fan.
I’m also that mom who is constantly working to show her kids they are accepted no matter what.
I’m also that mom who takes her kids to do cool stuff and have great experiences.
I’m also that mom who loves being a mom.
I’m definitely a hot-mess mom, but dammit, I’m still pretty fabulous.
MY FELLOW HOT-MESS MOMS….YOU ARE DAMN FABULOUS!!!!”
We couldn’t possibly love this anymore. Danielle is sharing a great message about what’s really important when it comes to parenting and it deserves to be heard far and wide.
