I am a bad mommy blogger.
I confess—before all of my friends, relatives, and followers—that I, once again, got discouraged with this stage of the parenting game, and got to that place of pure bee-atch-ee-ness with all those around me last week. YUP, I took the adolescent angst personally and let the big picture slip. Forgot that even great kids get angry and defiant sometimes. They’re human. And as far as tweens and teens [1] go, our kids are tops.
Sleep and exercise would have gone a long way to build my resilience as the week went on, but, no, didn’t happen. I was too fixated on moving my blog platform instead (do you like it?)—a worthy distraction in a businessy kind of way, though painful for someone who just wants to write (and not spend the day watching YouTube how-to videos, only to run into more issues requiring more videos). But I digress. Poor judgment on my part. But that was last week. This week will be very different. Life-changing, I think. I can tell already.
November 2nd Update: It was life changing! That week, I attended The Humber School For Writers [2]; got a Slap Upside the Head [3]from my classmates and my mentor teacher, author Richard Scrimger [4]; and met experienced bloggers—now role models and friends—Marci of beingMarci [5] and Mara and Randi of momfaze [6]. My brain hurt from all of the learning I did that week, and it took me at least a month to sort through everything and try to make sense of it. Because I was so focused on writing about great parenting, I wasn’t enjoying our kids enough, which goes against everything I believe in. Things are more balanced now [7], I am happy to report. But for how long? Until the next crisis, I suppose.
Now taking volunteers to slap me upside the head next time. Apply below. : )