If You Don’t Read This, You Lose Your Chance to Be a Happy Mom
Look, it is meant to be that every mother should be happy. If you think that you are not a happy one, well, sorry to say, there might be something wide of the mark. Find out what seems to be hiding your motherhood happiness.
While doing so, try these actions—some that are easy and fun:
· Forget the errands for one hour, think as if you’ve got nothing to do! Enjoy yourself…
· Grab your phone. Call a friend…if your pre-teen girl can do it, so can you! Chat while cleaning up your silverware. Tell them about the latest gossips of any Divas while doing your laundry. Laugh out loud or giggle, you choose any, and enjoy it. Remember, all moms are multitasking! Some moms prefer to chat with their single friends because it’s fun to listen to stories of getting a crush or falling in love—and mostly, afterwards, they will welcome their just-go-home-from-office husband with smile, as if they fall in love again.
· Pop in a friend’s house with more kids than you have. That might sound bad but hey, doesn’t it make you feel better knowing that there are others who are in the same position, and knowing that you have less troubles than they do…
· Contact your neighbour whose kids are comfortable and can get along well with yours. Ask her to make a ‘shopping-schedule.’ Today you can go out shopping while your kids are with hers and the next day she can go and hers with yours.
· Write. Express some emotions you don’t feel like sharing with anyone else in your writings! It’s fun to be able to write everything about everyone. Then, tear the paper apart or burn it—make sure not to cause fire!
· Blog and join online communities. You’ll find other moms with whom you can share the chaos your youngest son create this morning and laugh about it. If you’re comfortable with it, you can see them in person. If you don’t, a sweet online relationship would be enough. And, they would understand it.
· Call Grannies! They would love to have their grandchildren around while you go on a date with him…you know, him! Spend a wonderful evening without thinking a bit about your kids…they are well taken care of…trust me!
· Make sure to have stock of chocolates or ice creams—many flavours if possible. You need them a lot, especially when you are having your PMS. The stocks are necessary to keep your insanity.
· Even if you have to wake up very early to prepare your kids for school, don’t do it while you still look messy. Get dressed and put on some make up. You’ll feel good about yourself no matter how terrible the chaos your kids might make.
· Give your kids the honour to prepare the breakfast. They’ll enjoy their adventures with ingredients. You can enjoy a cozy morning with your husband. Just make sure he and the kids will help you clean up the mess they make.
· Ask for a day-off. It’s time for you to hang out with some friends. Go to some cafés or shop together with some girl friends. Do it as if that is what you do daily. Afterwards, you can go home, looking as fresh as newly picked up apples.
· Get a freelance job. You might think this sounds crazy for you have enough troubles at home. But, have you ever thought that this job—it must be something you love doing—is the way out to your lunacy, your dullness being at home all day? Even if the compensation is only enough to pay a nanny to take care of the kids while you are away, at least you give yourself a chance. You might be missing your kids while doing the job—this is actually a beautiful and useful feeling—, getting back to them smiling, and can’t wait to hold each of your kids—and husband—for you’ve missed them a lot. In a way, this is a healthy way for some moms to rebuild their self-esteem. You should be thankful if you’re not one of those moms. Just don’t deny it or underestimate them.
· Look into your kids’ eye and see how much you love them. This works in getting rid of your anxiety whenever they make you want to yell.
Oh yes, you’ll be beyond happy after you try these tips! I did!