After 11 years of parenting, I’ve become resigned to the fact that there are some types of moms that I will never be. As much as I may like to be that mom, I just don’t have it in me.
1. I will never be the mom who gets her kids to school early. Anyone who goes to my kids’ school will tell you that my kids and I sweep in last minute every day. We’re rarely so late that we have to get a late slip, but they go straight from my hug to their classroom, because the bell has already rung. Am I particularly proud of this" Not really. There’s certainly a part of me that would like to arrive early enough to talk to the other parents and watch the kids burn off some steam. But that will never be me. No matter how much time I think we have in the morning, we always run out. So I will never be that mom. 2. I will never be the mom who makes her kids a hot breakfast on a school day. Isn’t that what they invented cereal for"  Kudos to the moms that have that kind of energy in the morning?I just don’t. We do make them a hot supper. Does that count"
3. I will never be the mom who Pinterests. I will never have a Pinterest birthday party, or make a Pinterest Halloween costume. I will never use Pinterest to… Well, since I’ve never actually used Pinterest, I have no idea what other kinds of things I will never do. But trust me?I will never do them. I’m not crafty, or even all that creative. I have a hard time finding th...