Moms Have Needs Too!
I recently began reading, What Every Mom Needs, by Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). As I am reading, I am finding that they have put into words many of the thoughts, feelings, and needs I myself have experienced as a mother and those I have heard expressed by the many fellow mamas I have had the pleasure of working with and doing life alongside. So, I thought I would share some of the nuggets I’m finding in hopes that they might be helpful to you in some way as well….. Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Mothering isn’t supposed to be this way!” Morgan and Kuykendall point out the difference between expectations and reality: “In the days prior to actually becoming mothers, we fantasize about motherhood, imagining it to be magical, swathed in perfect pastel images. Then reality hits….Only a few months into mothering, we face the disappointment of the gap between our expectations and the rock-hard reality of being on duty twenty-four hour