Do you ever feel like when people ask how things are going you just give the quick reply "GREAT" when in all actuality it's not all that GREAT. Sometimes it is easier just to give the "GREAT" reply than to have to either a)get into an explanation as to why things aren't great or b)because it's easier to pretend things are great. This really hit me after our week in Disney. While there we meet a wonderful family who were on vacation with their 18 month old daughter and the grandparents. While eating dinner near them the grandmother came over and commented on how well behaved our 3 children were and asked how we did it because they were each having to take turns walking the little girl around outside while the others ate. We initially just politely smiled and said thanks, but then I felt I needed to be honest and I told the mom a few the honest truths...that our children are not perfect ,that we are not perfect parents and honestly parenting is trial and error. We made so many mistakes with Easton, made a few less with Waylon and a few less with London...but we are NOT perfect. I was reminded of this while back home and on the phone retelling this story to my sister and then i started laughing because i had to interrupt my story to yell at the boys for whatever reason, then reality hit...I am far from perfect...but I am a work in progress.
I guess my point is be honest with people and with yourself no one is perfect and the sooner I accept that and admit it the easier things get.
Much Love~Jamie