by Melissa Willets posted in Parenting

One recent morning I was in a rush, per usual. I'd asked my 6-year-old to feed the dog, and it wasn't until I'd already ground my coffee that I saw it. Somehow, my daughter had left a trail of dog food on the counter, and it had clearly gotten mixed up with my coffee beans. Except, I'd just grabbed a handful of beans from that very pile to toss into my coffee grinder. So, chances are, there was a coffee/dog food blend currently brewing in the French press.
Here's where the story gets kinda messed up. Because, um, yeah, I went ahead and drank the coffee afterwards. I knew I didn't have time to make more. And I figured, "Well, it's good enough."

My dog food latte got me thinking; as moms, have our standards dropped since becoming parents" Before motherhood, there's no way I would have downed a potentially-tainted Italian roast! But now, I barely gave my protein-enriched cup of Joe a second thought. The same can be said about many other aspects of my life now that I'm a mother. I don't consider showering to be an essential daily practice anymore. Every other day is good enough! I no longer insist on putting on makeup to go somewhere. I don't buy new clothes for myself unless I absolutely need them (yoga pants aren't technically wedding-appropriate).
When it comes to meals, eating whatever's available, while standing up, has become the norm. Sleep" Ha! We get what we can take, right" And I don't care too much...