Need Advice, Because Apparently Motherhood Is All Sunshine and Puppies.

wouldn't it be nice if it was all sunshine and puppies. :) but we live in the real world and there are loads of challenges we meet each and every day. reading your profile i can tell you are one busy lady with an overflowing plate! i'm sure it's a challenge just finding time to shower each day, alone. and i'm also guessing having a hot meal while it's still hot is another challenge. ha. ah yes, the joys, but at the end of the day, take a moment to look at each child while they are sleeping and i bet that sight will give a tug at your heart and give you strength for one more day.
i'm a mom of two and now a grandma of twins. i used to always say, when my kids were young, that their saving grace was they looked so angelic when they were sleeping that i fell in love with them all over again, and that gave me the strength to tackle another day.
kids are amazing, and sometimes frustrating all at the same time. after all, they're kids. you always have to be on your toes, one step ahead of them. and at the same time try and find a few moments just for you, so you can feel like a person. it's not easy. believe it or not, childhood goes by very quickly, so try and enjoy the little moments in between the frustrations. give each child a big hug and one for you too! motherhood is the noblest profession! good luck.

Hi M.,
It looks like it made it this time, maybe they just monitor language. Ok let's see what is not so pleasent??
1. Thinking all is great & then a kid who has always been a great sleeper just starts crying every night when it is time for bed?
2. Poop- Poop is gross & smells:-)
3. When your perfect kid out of the blue screems at the top of his lungs at the grocery store.
Ok that is all for now.
Great topic. I know I have friends that are in groups on babycenter. Good luck. M.

M.,
I'm not sure where you live, but I have a yahoo group for CT moms. I also belong to a group for moms of children born in 1999 since that's when my oldest was born. We discuss all sorts of things including unpleasant times like when my almost 10 year old bit her almost 7 year old sister on the nose. We triumph with the good times and support (most of the time) when we are going through some rough times. So you might want to go search yahoo groups to find a group that might suit your needs there. And if you live in CT or have a child born in 1999 let me know and I'll send you an invite to my groups there. You are right motherhood isn't all sunshine and puppies. Mostly good, but it definitely has it's down times and sometimes you need to just vent or get advice about what to do when everything you've tried isn't working.

Have you tried Babble? Or if you knit/crochet Ravelry is a great place and the group LSG Parents is a fantastic forum to vent and get support when you are having one of those days that where the puppies and sunshine have been destroyed. It has helped me A LOT!

Your posting got pulled?? I'm appalled. Quite frankly, I thought that this site was established to support Moms in ALL forums. Please forward the original post, if able, I would love to read it. Personally, I have girlfriends that do a 'Mom's night out'. We vent about everything-kids, husbands, partners, teachers-over cocktails. I would welcome an on-line support system as well.

I'd say it probably got pulled for language since there doesn't seem to be any swearing allowed in the forum.

And motherhood frustrating? Noooo really I loved getting zero sleep with teething or sick kids. Doing 5 loads of wash a day for a week when they had the flu was fun. Cooking dinner to watch no one eat it was a laugh riot. And what's better than having a toddler with a poopy diaper at the playground only to realize that your diaper bag is in your hubby's car.