'We must participate in all the things.'
"We are late to mostly everything," Brandie explained."Especially work. You can set 15 alarms, lay out clothes the night before, and meal prep until the good Lord comes back but inevitably their will be a meltdown or someone will have to poop and next thing ya know, you are running 20 minutes behind speeding down the highway answering questions about where babies come from and why the earth is round.
You know what else mothers don't get? Sick days. Once you have a child, there isn't really an option to take paid time off, even if it's only for a day."We aren't allowed to be sick. Sick days are never really used [on us] because we never really know when the stomach bug could wipe out our entire house. Who is the one that's gonna clean up the puke?"
There's also the extra work that comes with enrolling your children in activities. And while they're certainly beneficial for your little ones' development, there's no denying it can be a lot to take on, especially if you have multiple kids."We have to drive our kids everywhere," she wrote."We have to be an Uber driver for small humans that [cry] when they are buckled up and they don't tip very well.
She continued, noting that there are plenty of events she's expected to attend, too."We must participate in all the things. Classroom parties/field trips are wonderful and are amazing memories made with our children," she said."But working 40+ hours a week means I sometimes can't bake two dozen cupcakes or cancel an important meeting to go to a pumpkin patch.
However, though the amount of stress that parents have to deal with can certainly be daunting, and taking care of yourself is important, Brandie knows that she has a lot to be thankful for."However, at the end of the day when we finally lay down, we thank the Lord above for this beautifully chaotic life we have and pray for extra grace for the next day," she wrote."Because we know we are gonna need it.
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