Remove the Crazy Expectations
I was visiting my best friend earlier this month, who is a teacher, and is excited to have the summer w her kids. But she said to me “well you know how it’s summer so I feel like I have to plan a million things + make every day amazing” …
Why do we as moms feel the need to make everything way more extravagant than it has to be? Is it because of IG & thinking that we have to do or be better/more than everyone else?
Why do we have all these crazy expectations of ourselves? How are we supposed to keep up?
Whatever happened to simple? Simple adventures, simple games at home, simple arts + crafts, simple vacations, simple birthday parties?
Pretty sure my parents were like “after you play one game of Oregon trail (anyone else ) you’re going outside” & we did… or we played at the local swim club every day all day making up our own games & activities. My birthdays were a few friends with a homemade cake.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but …
it’s ok to lower our expectations of ourselves as moms - we have so much on our plates already! …
It’s ok to hit pause + slow down.
It’s ok to not check off everything on your to do list.
It’s ok to not have a plan for the day.
It’s ok to take a break.
It’s ok to let the kids figure out their own adventures + get bored + figure out what to do again.
Let’s just be. Just enjoy. Let’s soak in + savor these moments. I feel like we’re rushing around & not simply enjoying time with our kids (no matter how much they drive us crazy )
They don’t need all the things…. They’re happy to just have our love + attention. That’s all they want, and all they need.