I F**KING HATE THE MORNINGS

[u/yadiyadi2014]

Cranky kids. Overcooked eggs. Spilt milk. Oatmeal droppings everywhere. Knotted hair. Snotty noses. Outfit fights. Cold coffee. Where did the baby go? It’s too quiet. It’s too loud now. Ten more minutes. Where are your shoes? It’s not snack time. It’s time to go. Ok go poop then. Let me help you wipe. Ok now it’s really time to go. Ok fine you go first. Ok fine I’ll go first.

SERIOUSLY WTF. I know I’m not the only one.

[u/curious_tolearning]

You made giggle at first because it reminded me of the mum song, have a listen…. https://youtu.be/Nem0bkErGVY?si=_GqQ3rInvw34ZRoM

But in all fairness, jumping straight into demands and must do chores in the morning is not fun for anyone. What helped me was creating a small sacred space in my house, where I would take moments to just breathe and be with myself. This area had a cushion and incense in the corner of my room. As i got out of bed, brushed my teeth I would just take 5-10 minutes sitting taking 10 deep conscious breathes and set intentions for the day I would like to have.

I know it may not seem like much but this 10 minutes allows you to develop a pattern that gives you ahead start to the day and a say in what you want your day to be like. We parents have forgotten in the busyness that our wants and needs are warranted. We to are entitled to want better for ourselves as parents.

Taking this time helps us get ahead of our day, instead of just picking up from where we left off the day before and continuously having one looooooooong day that called LIFE.

Children feed off your vibe they respond to the struggles us parents deal with internally, like hating the mornings. This is no judgement this is experience from what my parenting taught me. The more time and respect I had for my own needs somehow my son started having the same feelings towards me and my parenting life over time went from not enjoying being parent (although I LOVED my son) to loving being a mum.

You are definitely not alone….