tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post3188958738154935876..comments2024-03-21T05:12:38.116-06:00Comments on Five Kids in Five Years: Things that are hardSarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649282789502496298noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-15642354298505467252013-09-15T12:25:29.696-06:002013-09-15T12:25:29.696-06:00My nose itches like that too! We must be related!...My nose itches like that too! We must be related! It always itches when I'm flossing. It's so weird!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134869736747535209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-42472751672496635452013-09-08T17:00:43.462-06:002013-09-08T17:00:43.462-06:00I'm glad to know I'm not alone in having s...I'm glad to know I'm not alone in having such crazy and difficult days sometimes! I just wish I had more time to write it all down. Thank you for sharing!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693228616846152566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-71817462150424098242013-08-25T23:01:41.354-06:002013-08-25T23:01:41.354-06:00THANK YOU, Saren! Love this so much. I think the...THANK YOU, Saren! Love this so much. I think the most frustrating times are the times we are actually TRYING the hardest and somehow seem to miserably fail. I sometimes want to be like a child, stomp my feet and give up when my kids don'g respond to my best efforts the way I "envisioned". So refreshing to hear that others have these moments too. Makes us all realize maybe we are not doing things so wrong...it just doesn't always go like we want it to. Great message!Natalie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13880791218122932517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-5847627921095015212013-08-25T12:21:03.740-06:002013-08-25T12:21:03.740-06:00I have to echo everyone else, thanks for posting a...I have to echo everyone else, thanks for posting about the hard days, too!<br /><br />I don't know if you take requests, but I'm curious if you could write a little bit about how you balance your Power of Moms website business (and the pre-school curriculum business? do you still do that?) with your home life. How many hours a week do you spend doing work for the website? How do you keep everything organized at home? Do you have a home office? A filing cabinet? How do you and your husband prioritize your work and his work?<br /><br />Just curious, as I'm considering working very part time from home and wondering what I'm getting into :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-79661020213378220732013-08-24T15:19:08.045-06:002013-08-24T15:19:08.045-06:00It is SO refreshing to hear that everyone has hard...It is SO refreshing to hear that everyone has hard and frustrating days in the trenches of Motherhood! I can't even tell you how much this helped me! It's been a crazy week getting ready for school to start. Kids are nervous, excited and stir crazy!chercardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314841357351024070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-39479495920049516492013-08-23T10:40:33.322-06:002013-08-23T10:40:33.322-06:00Yesterday, my husband was late coming home from wo...Yesterday, my husband was late coming home from work. In that time, I was making dinner while my kids were entertaining themselves, never a good combination. I had to make dinner right then because I had a meeting that night and needed to run a couple of errands before hand. Suddenly, I heard the lovely sound of my 18 month old in the bathroom. His 3 year old sister had left the bathroom door open and the toilet unflushed. He had soaked himself and the entire bathroom with water and soggy toilet paper. I put him in the bathtub, ran up to the kitchen to turn off the burners (dinner would now have to wait), went to start the bath only to find that there wasn't any hot water. Our pilot light had gone out the night before and apparently there is something more serious wrong. Little boy got a cold bath. I scurried to finish dinner and had it on the table just in time to grab a burrito for myself on my way out the door. My saint of a husband addressed the messy bathroom while I was gone.<br /><br />Thank you for your honesty. I love seeing into your heart, the good and the bad. Knowing that mothers I respect and admire also have those bad days makes my hard days much more bearable.<br />Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675039954501623258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-75500839168703059662013-08-23T08:25:55.949-06:002013-08-23T08:25:55.949-06:00Thank you for sharing your hard moments. It reall...Thank you for sharing your hard moments. It really does help us other mothers to know that even the moms we view as "having it all together" have the same kinds of bad parenting days as us. It takes courage and humility to share that and I'm so grateful you did. I had such a similar day yesterday. Hope both our days are better today!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280500559192011052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-65258951279213804672013-08-23T01:39:56.943-06:002013-08-23T01:39:56.943-06:00Such a refreshing post. Of course, we all know how...Such a refreshing post. Of course, we all know how lucky and blessed we are with our full lives and wonderful families. But man some days are just hard. It felt good to know that I am not the only one. :)Driving three Prince Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015187015284378961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-87391034508462743822013-08-22T21:17:37.530-06:002013-08-22T21:17:37.530-06:00So sorry about this! Some days/weeks/months are ju...So sorry about this! Some days/weeks/months are just plain hard! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082310018885505399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-73745924198270483712013-08-22T16:36:20.061-06:002013-08-22T16:36:20.061-06:00Wow! What a day! Although my kids are younger (4 -...Wow! What a day! Although my kids are younger (4 - 9), I can TOTALLY relate to almost everything you experienced (maybe not all in the same day though). It is so frustrating when you try to make something special and it is ruined. Motherhood can be such a challenge - definitely rewarding and wonderful and worth it - but it can be HARD! Camilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943372268926954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22760611.post-7777486037989572022013-08-22T14:55:28.218-06:002013-08-22T14:55:28.218-06:00You seriously described how I feel. I just had a ...You seriously described how I feel. I just had a day like the one you described the other day. It sounds like your kids could be my kids. I thought "did she come to my home and witness this?" Keep up the great work you do! And thank you for sharing!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405675009888594011noreply@blogger.com