You know who they are. They are the moms who are constantly posting, tweeting and instagramming pictures of their kids and all the fun things they do. The mom who always seems to have their shit together. The moms who always do these fun things and post selfies too!
We all know these moms. I know one especially well.
I am one.
Now I won't go as far to say that constantly post selfies, mainly due to the fact that I am usually a hot mess with my hair unwashed and barely a bra on. But I am that mom that posts pictures. A lot of picture.
I post all of the fun moments for multiple reasons. I post them to show my family and friends who are away the things the girls and I do. I post them to give others ideas, just the same as I like seeing what other people do. There seems to be no shortage of energy when it comes to my kids so anything anyone can show me about how I can occupy them, I will. I post it so my mom can see what we did in the time since I saw her last, just like she show's me what they did when the girls are with her. I also post because I just like to.
Now where the real truth lies is what happens in between those pictures. The truths that most people don't care to share. Here is the truth.
First off I will tell you I love Pinterest. I have before my kids were born. I am a born crafter. I just love it. I also have birth to two girls who also love to craft. Luckily for me I have an abundance of time and not as much money. The perfect Pinterest recipe. Last night I pinned some kids crafts to do with my girls.
A day in the life of a Facebook mom:
This morning I walked with the girls to the park. (I walk the girls to a park that is a bit far from our house. I am not a supermom for walking my girls to the park. I do this because I just had to cancel my gym membership because I can't find the time to make it there nor can I afford to put my kids in their daycare just to go.) The only reason I'm sure they agree is because we go to the park, hence the early morning walk to the park.
I didn't have all the supplies for my Pinterest project so we had to make a stop at the dollar store after the park. I only had to ask my almost 4 year old about 10x that it was time to go before telling her I had an applesauce and some raisins for the walk home.
We finished our walk and went to the dollar store to get our supplies. Again I only had to ask my oldest to stay with me about a million times and also answer 'what's this?' About 2 million times. Not to mention take things out of my youngest hands every 3 feet because the aisle there are way too narrow and he can reach everything.
On our way home I had to spend the entire time asking my 20m old questions just to keep her awake since our normal 5 minute trip turned in 20 min because of construction and now we were edging dangerously close to nap time.
I managed to make it home and already had lunch ready. How you ask? Well I anticipated we would run late somewhere along the way so I made spaghetti as I made breakfast. (Not a supermom, just wanted a 2 hour nap time to actually happen.)
Well during naptime I actually had a really fun time baking a birthday cake with my daughter. It was utterly enjoyable. And I have the pictures to prove it. I did however tell we 500x that we weren't eating the cake today since nannys birthday is tomorrow. And no, you can't have any more icing. Other than that, it was actually very true to the pictures.
Before Quinn woke up I took a shower to beautify myself before work. It needs to happen during nap time or I have to have company. I'm a bit rude when I say I like to shower alone, but someone at my feet is not the least bit relaxing to me.
After my youngest woke up our Pinterest project began.
If I was a smarter mom I would have had most things pre-made. I wasn't so durning the making of our dream catchers, I think I asked my 20m old to stop eating crayons, that beads don't go in your mouth, and no it's not your turn yet. As well as my 4 year old, no it's not time for beads yet, stop watching the tv, and no you aren't strong enough to do the hole punch alone, you need my help.
Well after dad came home I was able to help finish my oldests dream catcher with her with out the added help of my 20m old.
Now for a break, (for us), the kids are watching tv. I have to work tonight so my husband is making their supper after he has a quick cat nap and I am about to finish this blog and get dressed for work.
Not so glamorous as it might seem in the pictures right? Although to do think it's time for a good selfie.
-Natalie
"Things aren't always as they seem."- Anonymous