We are just like everyone else
Least ye think all is perfect and wonderful at Chez andbabymakes6…..
Yes, it is good, but….
My kids scream at each other.
They hit each other.
They lock each other out of the bedrooms.
Bill and I bicker about stupid stuff.
I get bad PMS.
Mia spends most of her free time screaming and whining.
I tell my kids “No” and they do it anyway.
I scream at my kids when it all gets too much.
When my husband tells me he has a headache, I feel like I am dropping 20 stories in an elevator. That night, I lay in bed listening to him breath.
Chris wrote a wonderful post yesterday that everyone should read if they haven’t already. Go on, click over. I can wait.
Is that not so true? Yes, photos tell a story. I love that image.
Life here is pretty darn good. There is no denying that. We are utterly and completely appreciative for our life. But what you see here on this blog, although real in every way, just scratches the surface.
I try to focus on the good in life. Sometimes the “stuff” gets to me, and I vent here, but what I have learned is that it usually comes back and bites me in the hindquarters. Case in point our move here. My blog felt like a safe place to vent some frustrations, but some IRL friends read it and it did not go over well. Sooo, I did edit and delete some stuff. I will never do that again. I do not lie or fabricate things on this blog, and it felt dishonest to me when I edited.
I also have to watch my P’s and Q’s with Bill….the job thing and all. You know, I can’t post photos of him chugging margaritas anymore. ;*)
I just find myself more careful about my topic choices.
So, yes. Life is beyond grand here. We really do have it good. Having said that, we are like any other family with our ups and downs. We just have some fabulous views to remind us how blessed we are and to get over the downs already. Ya know?
It is so easy to look at others life and think they have it so much better. It is hard when you have a blog to portray the real you or all the parts of your life.
Sounds like your life is just like the rest of us. Wonderful, tiring, frustrating, and fabulous all at the same time.
Good for you for concentrating on the good stuff. Enjoy!
And sometimes, it’s just so nice to focus on the positive…
That last picture of Mia, both feet in the air…love it!
You really caught Mia in motion!!
Love that picture. Looking for all the blessings in your life is all good..
xo
Like Tricia said, it is nice to use a blog to focus on the positive, posting a few reality checks too. Blogging only scratches the surface of our real lives, people with their unkind comments need to remember that.
Hi girls. I hope it didn’t sound like I was responding to any comments. I just loved Chris’ post, and it made me think that by posting all the good stuff on my blog, maybe I was making others feel like life was perfect at our house……..although the setting couldn’t be any more perfect!
I think anyone with a lick of sense (how’s that for a Texasism) would know that a blog is not everything about someone’s life. I don’t think I even want to know everything about anybody. Glad to know you’re keeping it real though!
I love TX too- especially the weather. I was thinking that just this week as well. Also, my little Texan will be turning 10 on Dec. 2 and he asked if we could have a pool party for his birthday. I said no, but he informed me “Mom, it’s only cold like at midnight and that’s about 50. In the day it’s hot.” He has a point. Still, no pool party in Dec.
So you are normal? Good to know:) Still your blog is inspiring and I love it!
Hmm, wait. If you and Bill fight, the entire illusion is shattered. You can’t be normal, you’re Jody!
Excellent post, btw…loved Chris’, too.
Thank you for posting this. I’m always a little frustrated by blogs that only seem to show the sunny side of life, they seem so unreal and kind of brag-gy… you know, all “our life is so awesome, don’t you wish you were us”. Not that yours was like that, but it’s nice that you acknowledge that it isn’t all margaritas on the beach.
Next you’ll be admitting that the Texas coast has mosquitos! (I lived in TX almost all my life, you can’t fool me!)