I see you …
I feel you…
I know you…
I am you…
When you wake feeling like you hadn’t even slept a wink…
When your child is full of beans at the crack of dawn…needy of you & you dream of being tucked straight back into bed…
When you wish some days someone could put YOU to bed…nap you…feed you…attend to you…and it was all about YOU…
When you are mixing up your children’s names…& struggle to string a sentence together…saying breakfast at dinner & dinner at breakfast….
When you feel like your brain is going to implode…cause everyone wants a piece of you right NOW…
When you have to be somewhere…but resistance is all around you…& it feels so hard just getting from A to B…
I see you …
I feel you…
I know you…
I am you…
When the crazy & chaotic become your everyday norm…& you wonder how the hell you made it through the day…
When you struggle to get out the door…dodging possible wardrobe disasters….shoe mishaps & meltdowns…
When everything feels shitty…no one is hearing you…seeing you…helping you & you feel like you are on your own island…alone…without any help in sight…
When you are trying to drive whilst your children battle it out in the backseat…trying your best to pullover at the closest safe zone…
I see you …
I feel you…
I know you…
I am you…
When you have no idea how long the bedtime routine will take…& you hope tonight is not one of those 2 hour or more episodes…
When you could cry so much you laugh…
When plans are continually changing after you spent most of your ‘free’ time planning it all…
When your solo friends or family give you advice & you feel judged for the decisions you make about raising YOUR child/ren…
When your family members live in the same city but you don’t see them as often as you wish…or no one is calling to check in & ask how YOU are doing?…
When you feel alone….
When life may not go to plan…& when plan B is your only option…
I see you …
I feel you…
I know you…
I am you…
When you have no idea when you will get time to shower…get clean…or have 5 mins for YOU…
When you look in the mirror some days & wonder…who’s looking back at you?…you feel tired & depleted & in need of a rest…& REST is nowhere in sight…
When going to the toilet becomes a social event & all little people you live with feel the need to join in with you on this adventure….
When the only way to get a ‘time out’ for you is one that is planned in advance…BUT then the plan doesn’t go to plan…
When sickness visits your home…and even thought you feel sick…you need to stay afloat & look after everyone else too….
I see you …
I feel you…
I know you…
I am you…
When you would not change a thing….cause even when crazy visits you…you know life would be less rich & soul furfiling without crazy in it… & you know deep down you would miss this crazy!…
When your heart sings watching your little tribe grow up (way too fast) before your eyes…
When you are in awe of the magic mundane moments that roll straight by you…
When all the times you feel unheard & it feels like what you are trying to teach your child/ren is going in one ear out the other…then ONE day you see they have been listening…
When your heart strings are pulled by a faint sound…of ‘I love you mummy’ or a spontaeous hug or kiss that catches you by surprise…
When they just can’t get enough of YOU & out of anyone else they want YOU…
For all the priceless moments you have showed up…given your love, patience, attention, playfulness…& know that YOUR legacy lives on within them…
For the gratitude & thanks that your child chose YOU because you are the ‘perfect’ fit for them & they are the “perfect’ fit for you…
For all the times you have ‘felt’ alone on this journey…’felt’ guilty…’felt’ judged…’felt’ uncertain…’felt’ not enough or not done enough… BUT you stood firm in your love & your power…knowing that no matter what…YOU are doing the best you can right now…learning alongside your child/ren…being accepting & compassionate towards yourself & others…
When you know it’s all about US not THEM…& that our children are our greatest teachers…
When you wish you could slow it all down…hit the pause button…& hold your little ones just that little bit longer…
When you know that the journey & the everyday moments are what matter…& so you try your best to laugh a lot more…love a lot deeper…cry it all out sometimes & play into the challenges cause YOU KNOW they will never ever come back again….
And when you know that in order to give your all…do your best…be your best…YOU MUST look after YOU & fill yourself up FIRST so that YOU can GIVE & keep giving from a FULL & abundant WELL…
Nina x
