A Promise to Myself

"I'm an awful mother."

"I feel like a bad mom." 

These are things I've caught myself saying and feeling a lot lately. 

I'm a bad mom because... 

I feed my toddler far too much junk food

I let the tv be on all day, far too many days

I don't play enough with my kids

I don't do crafts or fun things from pinterest

We don't go outside enough

I get frustrated easily and am impatient with my children

I've screamed and spanked...

The list goes on and on

I know I'm not the only mom who has said she's a bad mom, feels the same way I do. 

I'm not the only mom with those things on her list of mommy failings. 

I find it sad though that instead of building myself up, I am tearing myself down.

Calling myself a bad mom isn't going to help me.

Honestly, I feel like it makes me worse as a mom when I do that. 

Instead of saying, "I'm a bad mom," I will say, "I can do better." 

So, if you're feeling like a bad mom, realize more than likely you aren't and do something about it!
Realize you can change, you can do better! That's what I'm promising myself!