01/19/2026
👩🏻🎤Truth about being a Mom
Being a mommy is NEVER dull.
From poopy diapers to stepping on Lego we have seen it all. There is not a day that goes by where you don’t wish away 5 mins in a closet just to find your sanity or a box of crackers(or crumbs that the little buggers left you).
We cry. We laugh. We cry some more.
One kid walks along the floor, imprinting every step with a fresh paint mark, while the other one shoves paper clips into the play station as you are reheating your coffee for the third time.
What many people don’t realize is this;
All Moms are crazy.
Now before you start telling me the ways you have it all together let me enlighten you.
In the last 5 years, tell me.
When was the last time you sat on the toilet alone?
Did you not have an entourage of mini you’s screaming and prying open that door, and force you to jump off the toilet in mid p*e?
3 mins prior, did you not just step in fresh p*e when you have been holding your own in for over an hour? (And your not sure if it’s the dogs, the cats or your 5 or 8 year old)
As you sit there trying to hold the door shut for that 4 minutes, yes only 4 minutes to breath without screaming or tripping on something, oh ya and go p*e!!
All of a sudden you hear silence, because those little buggers took off and you now wonder, “oh no, where are they now?”(kinda like that thought of little screaming gremlins running loose in your home looking for something to destroy, but now they are quiet(VERY QUIET).
So just as fast as you rushed into that bathroom, you are rushing out to see what they got into while you were in there…for 4 MINUTES!!
‘It can’t be that bad’, you say to yourself as you walk into every room in the house calling their names.
Finally a little voice is heard from the top of the stairs. ‘Mommy? Me and Julia are here. What’s wrong Mom? We were just playing mustashes…’
And here is where the million and one thoughts come into my head.
I get upstairs and see that Joseph had coloured purple beards onto their faces with bright purple markers.
Do you know how hard it is to get poster board markers off of a face??!!!
But instead of yelling, I started to laugh. At first the kids weren’t sure what to do given by my words going up the stairs. I sat on Joseph’s bed and grabbed both kids and hugging them tight.
I remember I was so over tired that day because Julia kept me up half the night. My laughing brought tears, and the kids were once again confused by my emotions and Julia asked, “Mom, why you cry ?”
And I hugged them tighter and said, ” It’s because I am such a lucky mom Julia, and Mommy loves you all so much”.
See?
I have come to the realization that my life is no longer boring.
Years ago, I would spend my days and nights worrying about what the evening plans were. Staying out till the early hours and thought my life was complete.
And now? I take in the cuddles, hugs and wet Nutella kisses because I don’t know when life will just fly by.
I used to step on Lego and ponies and curse, and then take back the bad words I just blurted out, but that’s too late.
I forget to fill out forms, and even sleep past the alarm.
I don’t always prepare dinner because honestly I just don’t have the energy to make anything more then tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. And that’s totally okay.
And honestly?
Is it going to matter if all the boots are lined up after school and the jackets are put away ?
So I will embrace it ALL, and hold onto the little, crazy memories my kids create for me, even if it’s on an hourly basis.
So are you still feeling normal or will you join me in this CRAZY we call motherhood?
Until next time fellow mommas🧞♀️
What an amazing journey!
Christina Hooper
