Moms: We're Superheroes

Nothing prepares you for a career as a secret agent like sneaking away from your baby's bedroom right after she falls asleep. I'm serious. I could work for the FBI with all this expertise.

Seriously.

My daughter will sleep through a tornado, but as soon as she hears even the lightest footsteps leaving her room, BAM! She's wide awake and ready to play peek-a-boo.

It can be frustrating, you know? And sometimes, we as moms get down on ourselves. We take comments about our mothering skills to heart--even if we pretend it doesn't bother us. We tell ourselves that we could do better. We often forget about taking care of ourselves, because we're too busy pushing ourselves to the limit.

But the fact still remains: We're moms. We're superheroes. We have magic rituals. We do more in 7 minutes than most people do in a day.

Sure, we're imperfect, but who the hell isn't? And just because that childless lady up the street told you that you're parenting skills are less than stellar doesn't mean it's the truth. You're fantastic. You love your kids like no one else. You have their best interest at heart like no one else. Screw the people who try to bring you down. Who carried your children for 9 months? Who popped them out and was back at home to care for them within 5 days? That's right. It was YOU.

My reasons.

Look, there is absolutely nothing that can prepare you for motherhood. Nothing. Not manuals. Not classes on parenting. Not babysitting.

Nope. It's one of those things that you have to learn as you go. You develop "tricks" to make your life a little easier. You know, like how to wash your face, hair, and body in less than two minutes, or how to put makeup on, bathe two kids, and have them dressed and out the door in 10 minutes or less.

And while we as moms may not love every second of the work we do (because no one likes catching vomit with their hands), we love every second with our kids.

You're a mother. There is no job in the world that is more difficult, and there is no job in the world that is more rewarding. We are superheroes.