Over the last two years I have discovered there are absolutely no instructions on how to be a wife or a mother. I mean I have been winging it! This has thrown me completely off balance I like things planned out I don't like surprises. I'm left with unscheduled tantrums, random arguments, and two people fighting for my attention! There needs to be a reminder that the husband may be on his cycle and the toddler is acting batty! I need my instruction manual filled with unexpected things that may come up for example: 1. The toddler may drop a turd on the floor today don't scream "eww I don't want to pick that up" instead grab some gloves a mask (because its going to smell) and some goggles. 2. Today your husband is going to whine don't yell "man up are you a little girl" instead ask him if everything is OK if he had a good day (this will take some practice). You know something to that effect would avoid a lot of tears, screaming, hair pulling, and bruised egos. There needs to be a manual for this thing called marriage and motherhood. I have found myself struggling to balance the two. I have been stuck in a game of tug of war with both sides of my heart. Balancing my two loves is a task I have learned but not mastered a game I don't think I will ever win. I heard someone say being a mother is like wearing your heart outside your chest. What about being a mother and wife loving them both equally understanding that the grown man who is your husband needs you just as much as your child. I swear there needs to be a manual for this! I will be the first person to pick it up.
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