?MUST READ ?"this pinky ring was a gift from josh for valentine’s day. i told him i wanted one months ago when i first stumbled upon it on @fredamdfar. in my card he wrote, “you are the reason our lives are filled with happiness, joy, laughter + love. every time you look at this - have it be a reminder to always feel about yourself the same way the kids do. i love you!!!”
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as a busy mom i struggle to put myself first, to love myself + to see myself for all of the good i am in my kid’s lives. i tend to only focus on all the negative. the negative in myself as a person, as a wife, as a friend, in my face, in my body, in my drive, my motivation, my personality + most utterly + entirely, as a mother. in my lack of creativity + energy with my kids. in my lack of patience. that i always feel too busy for them. that our house is never clean. that we don’t go on walks or do daily activities. i don’t cook every meal. or hardly any. i only see that i’m exhausted. with this life, with my kids, with everything. every day. what good can they possibly see in me? and yet, they do. they only know me for everything that i am + choose me.
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i need to learn to love myself the same way my kids love me. i also need to learn to love ON myself even more than they + josh do. my cup is empty. i feel it. it’s aching deep in my bones. these bags under my eyes are real. i need to hold myself accountable to this pinky promise. to honor myself. to choose myself. to remember myself. on a daily basis.
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i’ve had it told to me so many times, you have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others. self care is not selfish. as a mama, i will always struggle with that but that doesn’t mean i can’t work on it + love myself hard while in the process of doing so.
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