She didn’t know… how could she? This woman was obviously sitting with her grandson enjoying him thoroughly… I enjoy my kids too – but, yesterday… uh… let’s just say it was a tough one. I won’t go into all the details – because if you are a mom of young children I don’t have to. You get it… Sometimes you just have one of “those” days. Yesterday – it was my turn.
Nevermind the fact that when we sat down for dinner the spaghetti sauce was horrible (I think the ground turkey may have been bad 
… it didn’t take long to decide that we were packing up the car and eating out. And… of course, we don’t have a clue where we are going. You know the drill (I can’t be the only one here!)… “Where do you want to go”… “I don’t know, what do you want”… “I don’t know… how about…”… “No, that doesn’t sound so good to me”… and on and on it goes.
My husband is driving and he pulls into a stupid fast food joint (I absolutely hate these places and we hardly ever go)… I’m frustrated because I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on eating out – but, want something healthy for the kids. I guess hubby is more of a cheeseburger guy and we just can’t come to agreement. We pull into the parking spot frustrated with each other and the situation – it’s almost bedtime and we are trying to figure out what we are going to eat for dinner. I finally give and we go into the ever bright lights and cold fast food atmosphere… Ugh. I’ve had a very long day – and I really want some sort of comfort food… hubby orders and I get the drinks. As we are headed over to the table a grandma (at least, I assume she is a grandmother… she seemed to be with her husband and grandson) looks up at me and says, “Smile Mom”…
Do I have to?
I can’t stand it when people (especially moms) act like everything is wonderful all the time and look like they always have it together. Maybe it is because I know I don’t have it all together… but, the thing that gets me through is believing that I’m not the only one! Don’t get me wrong – I absolutely LOVE being a wife and mom… Love my kids to pieces. I feel like I have really gained a sense of HONOR to be the mom to these beautiful kiddos – but, let’s be honest moms… mothering is hard work! And, sometimes when we have one of “those” days – can’t it be okay if we aren’t full of smiles?
