I will never claim to be a perfect mom. And let's be real, some days I wouldn't even say I'm a great mom. I do what I can a day at a time, and it's a bonus if at the end of any of those days we end up with one moment worthy of my Mommy Highlight Reel.
Oh, don't pretend you don't have a highlight reel.
Mine comes in the form of pictures on my phone. "stay RIGHT there, kid! I need a picture to document how awesome we were in this moment." {Because, after all, if there's not a picture...did it really happen?} This way, when I scroll through, I see all the fantastic mommy moments I had, and I can forget about all the horrendously unattractive housewife outtakes that happened in between.
If you don't have a highlight reel already, GET ONE.
Last week, I added a few more pictures to my highlight reel. I may not be great at every aspect of being a mom, but teaching, that I can do. I was made to do it. My kid knows his alphabet, his numbers, he can count forwards and backwards, he knows time, his address, and how to spell his name.
He's going to be President one day...
or maybe just a really intelligent hardworking individual who does great things in a normal-living kind of way.
Either way, he needs a challenge, so I decided to make a trip to our local parent-teacher store to pick up some activity books.
Yeah, that's right. My 2.5 year old is working on a PreK-1st grade level. folks.
I've set "school time" during Charlie's morning nap, and right now we are working towards writing letters by tracing lines and such.
But I can't be great at everything...which is why he's completely naked in this picture {cropped out for your viewing comfort}. Great at teaching. Not so great at keeping my child clothed. Sometimes, all times, it's just easier to keep the kid naked.
Do what you can, right?
Hey, less laundry is always a good thing!
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