Being a Parent is Harder than I Thought

When you are a little girl growing up, you often imagine yourself as a mom. Whenever you play house, you are the mom and you have babies to take care of. So many times I see my girls going through this same act as I once did. Rocking their babies, feeding them a bottle, burping them, changing diapers and of course spanking. Pretty much what kids see their own moms doing! I don't think that I ever played at having kids in elementary school or really anything other than a baby. So, other than being a child myself, I was not prepared. Girls are emotional. They are dramatic. They react to everything that happens as if it is the end of the world. I guess I was fortunate that I had brothers and it taught me to have a tough skin. Girls are so hard. Physically they are not too rough, they don't get hurt as often as boys do. Anyone that says that girls are easier has not experienced girl drama! Raising children is hard, no matter what gender! It scares me that someday my girls will be hormonal teenagers! They are so special to me and love in their own ways. I have gone through school meetings, friend issues and hurt feelings lately and I just don't remember this growing up. By the grace of God I am still here and love my girls where they are at. I am learning that each child has their own way of being who they are and they are still figuring it out themselves. I am constantly reminded that my girls are very different from each other. God created them to be unique and they are that! I am thankful for them and I know that my faith is constantly tested with them! Thank goodness I have that though! I'd be lost without HIM!