Motherhood teaches us patience. But I’m no saint. Whining still sounds like nails on a chalkboard and taking my kids out to a restaurant these days would make Bob Ross say some bad words. My patience is a work in progress.

Motherhood teaches us selflessness, but I still wait until the kids go to sleep to eat. I don’t want to share my food! I’ve earned that king sized Kit Kat bar I grabbed on impulse at the gas station. That’s probably the real reason why I can’t lose the baby weight.

Motherhood also teaches us to be more affectionate. That doesn’t mean I want to be the boxing ring for my kids’ fights. Nor do I want to be treated as a jungle gym every time I sit down on the couch.

Motherhood has taught me a great deal of other things, the most important being, “just do your best”. That’s really all you can do.

So here I am, outside,eating a king sized Kit Kat bar because the kids finally went to bed. I did the best I could today. And you did too.