tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post8184785485478158095..comments2023-08-23T06:09:37.861-05:00Comments on chambanachik: Why the Kids Are Alrighterikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09432371971747985519noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-41737536879083204472013-03-27T09:57:45.710-05:002013-03-27T09:57:45.710-05:00Having just gone through my first deployment with ...Having just gone through my first deployment with two kids, survival mode is still very fresh to me. It was both good and bad for me to give in to it. Good because I loosed up a bit and bad because they want to continue to live in survival mode(eating out, watching Netflix on school nights) while I'm trying to re-establish the routine(and budget!). You do what you have to do to keep their minds busy, your mind busy, and your spouse's mind at ease. It's a lot to juggle around. I'm lucky to stay at home, for I don't know how I would have made it through going to school(or working full-time). Hats off to you! the whyte househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041887525702818853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-80743303321450756882013-03-20T11:36:41.008-05:002013-03-20T11:36:41.008-05:00The reality is that every parent screws up. No mat...The reality is that every parent screws up. No matter how much you try and all the advice you get, we will all fail at some aspect of parenthood. I'm not a mother yet, but I take great pleasure in knowing that even though I will make mistakes I will, hopefully, have many more successes. The result is a beautifully giving, smart, and well-rounded kid (like yours!)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974527635031900954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-40327332713017334822013-03-18T22:01:57.811-05:002013-03-18T22:01:57.811-05:00It makes me sad when moms constantly judge each ot...It makes me sad when moms constantly judge each other. We should support each other and raise each other up. We all do the best that we can! I love what you wrote.Sue // As It Seemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163287519355645194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-79989213324257576432013-03-18T21:00:16.255-05:002013-03-18T21:00:16.255-05:00I love the last line. They do deserve realness! Yo...I love the last line. They do deserve realness! You can only keep up with "perfect" for so long.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-57532721119299449312013-03-18T20:35:11.542-05:002013-03-18T20:35:11.542-05:00Very well said, I think realness is important and ...Very well said, I think realness is important and expecting perfection is setting your child up for failure... And impossibly high standards.applesandgluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985311565793574468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-66480699892021660792013-03-18T20:14:51.622-05:002013-03-18T20:14:51.622-05:00Love this! Love this! JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116405895683599572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-79732100004315849332013-03-18T15:16:25.693-05:002013-03-18T15:16:25.693-05:00Perfectly said. Since I got pregnant I've had ...Perfectly said. Since I got pregnant I've had a lot of guilt and definitely needed to read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-36851058324165248472013-03-18T14:40:41.581-05:002013-03-18T14:40:41.581-05:00This is amazing! You are an amazing mother and Mil...This is amazing! You are an amazing mother and Millie and Baby #2 are so blessed to have you. :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092211937888152360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-11848134087832834502013-03-18T12:51:09.778-05:002013-03-18T12:51:09.778-05:00I teared up a little bit when I read this. You ar...I teared up a little bit when I read this. You are a beautiful writer but, more importantly, a beautiful mother. Marine Corps Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00701359906715713155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-60576347307026498392013-03-18T12:29:01.585-05:002013-03-18T12:29:01.585-05:00YES. THIS. So perfectly said. YES. THIS. So perfectly said. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658366221901212603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-5838198107157676802013-03-18T12:28:53.934-05:002013-03-18T12:28:53.934-05:00between the judgement, the pinterest pressure, and...between the judgement, the pinterest pressure, and, yes, bloggers, it's hard to gauge what's real and what's not. I bet even those "perfect" moms don't make a homecooked meal every.single.day that requires all the right ingredients. And you know what? That's life. That's how things should be - a balance of right and good enough ;)<br /><br />ps- i had an extra hard day and wrote a similar post about the pressures we put on ourselves and being good enough, in care you want to read it. http://livinglikethekings.com/2012/10/sometimes-good-enough-is-good-enough/Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589500389134078994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-13523607286599650742013-03-18T12:19:22.919-05:002013-03-18T12:19:22.919-05:00Love it!! And Millie is a wonderful little girl -...Love it!! And Millie is a wonderful little girl - you are definitely a great Mom to her. Everyone definitely feels the Mommyhood pressure (pinterest and blogs sometimes don't help lol). And it's true, they deserve realness :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865976481518777365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-5305812520887842222013-03-18T11:53:07.085-05:002013-03-18T11:53:07.085-05:00I love this!! I love reading about how I'm not...I love this!! I love reading about how I'm not the only one who feels the pressures of mommyhood. Missus Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921606707668757141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-90336682429799985562013-03-18T11:35:14.708-05:002013-03-18T11:35:14.708-05:00Amen, girl! Well said, and thank you. I needed thi...Amen, girl! Well said, and thank you. I needed this.Kayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177043365218384703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520849174973581756.post-32318297347025738212013-03-18T11:04:33.449-05:002013-03-18T11:04:33.449-05:00Excellent post! I have been exactly in your shoes...Excellent post! I have been exactly in your shoes as I was pregnant and had a 2 year old during our first deployment. Those days are a blurr to me now but they were very much about getting through each day. You just have to do the best you can and focus on what is important.Julie, Wife of a Soldierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612486713149941254noreply@blogger.com