The Good, Okay, and Bad days
Some days feel like you're on top of it all-laundry, bottles, naps, dinner. And other days feel like it can't get any worse than it already is. The kids are screaming, the laundry is sitting is still sitting in the washer soaking wet, and it's close to dinner time and you haven't even begun to think of what to make. But then there's some days where your baby takes one good, long nap, you didn't get to the grocery store, but you did get to get a shower and brush your hair, and you're not completely exhausted. These are the days in motherhood that feel like they define us. The day went pretty well and the baby sleeps through the night, we are the best moms ever, but if dinner isn't on the table and a heathy meal including all the food groups and the only noise the house hasn't been filled with is silence, we are a failure.
These days don't actually define us, but man do they feel like they do. It's okay, its normal, and one day we will yearn for all these moments back, the good, the bad, and the okay, even though it feels like we'll never make through. You have and always will make it through the toughest days!
Every day that you show up for your babies, is a strong, important, day
Motherhood is a mix of beautiful highs, heavy lows, and everything in between.
On the good days, there’s laughter, little milestones, and those quiet moments where you look at your baby and feel a kind of love that’s hard to put into words. You kept the house in one piece, the kids have clean clothes on, you even got to shower and put on a little bit of mascara! You go to bed feeling like you absolutely are rocking motherhood and killing it!
But then those really hard and testing days come. On the bad days, it can feel overwhelming—sleepless nights, endless crying, and the weight of responsibility pressing down until you question if you’re doing anything right. Nothing is cleaned up, the kids have taken an hour and half to put to bed, and the only conversations you've had with your partner are about the kids and the havoc of the day.
And then there are the okay days, the in-between ones where nothing magical happens but nothing falls apart —you just get through, one feeding, one nap, one deep breath at a time. Those days may not feel special, but they’re where strength quietly builds, where motherhood becomes less about perfection and more about showing up, again and again.
These days, all of them, make motherhood, the good days remind you of the reality of the beautiful journey of raising children. The bad days remind you how strong you are and that no matter how hard the days or situations are, you will always get through it. and the okay days, remind you that not every day is sunshine and rainbows, but you showed up, and you got through.
Every day is different in motherhood, and every day will not feel hard or good. But you have to remind yourself, "all I have to do is get through today. You show up, and as long as your babies are fed, clean, and clothed, you're doing the best job as their mother!