A face only a mother could love???

Runny/crusty nose and food smeared face but happy child?

-or-

Clean nose and face but screaming child?

"I was the best mom in the world...until I became a mom"

I never understood this too clearly until it happened to me.

Example:

pre-children- "my kids face/nose will always be clean"

now- "eh, we're at home and they are happy, who cares!"

Now that's one of the example's that's really not that bad or one of the ones that really make me go "I thought I would better at this" No, no... here's an example of this:

pre-children- "I will never let my kids throw fits like that"

now- (in the midst of a fit being thrown in public) "Oh she is so lucky we are in public, because if we were at home...."

Or another example:

pre-children: "My child will never talk back to me like that"

now: "I feel like I've tried everything, what now? And she's only 3!"

Being a parent is certainly not what I expected and, to tell you the truth, I thought I would be better at it then I feel like I am. There's really no better reality check than having children. However, there's also nothing better than having children! So I guess you learn as as you go (and take the advice of more experienced and wiser mothers)!

And because I don't want to leave you thinking that Jadyn's face is ALWAYS messy...

Now who couldn't love a face like that?

{wink}