How Would You Describe Yourself as a Mom?

Practically Perfect in Every Way...

(Bwah ha ha ha ha ha...Just Kidding!)

Messy,
Goofy,
Flawed (shhhh, don't tell!),
addicted-to-coffee,
good at giving and getting hugs,
full of laughs,
honest/authentic,
emotionally safe and connected,
struggling to learn patience,
I'm REALLY good at playing monster/dragon,
I love my kids. I'm not a perfect mother but I love my kids, and they know it too.

Overworked and underpaid ;)

I'm fun, kind, caring, compassionate, trying to have patience, loving, smart, tough, don't take sass or attitude, generous...

I can keep going, but I'll sit here and pat myself on the back instead ;)

What about YOU??

Flawed, but Mary's got some mighty big shoes to fill....

Mostly, I just really like my kids.

:)

Drill Sergeant
Mama Bear

I expect my kids to behave - NOT act like HEATHENS!!!
I EXPECT them to use their manners, please, thank you, may I have, etc.
NOT TO CHEAT - if you had to cheat to win - you didn't win.
Don't lie - it WILL catch up with you and then you lose more than you ever would with the truth.

I do NOT expect perfection - but to always do your best.
I love to have fun - I will play games with my kids...I love to play the nurse when they are having Nerf Wars - I even have a Red Cross helmet!! YAHOO!!!

So - I am a drill sergeant and fun!!! You CAN be both!

Overprotective
Overreactor
Selfless
Giver
Loving
Worrier
WOW!! I sound nuts don't I?????

I love my kids so much and I want to be everything I never had. I try to give them as much unconditional love as I can. (My 16 year old boy tries my patience whenever he can.) I am a good listener and NOTHING is too outrageous to talk about!! I think that is one of my strong points. My daughter (20) says I am a cool mom and her friends wish they had cool moms like me. I was raised in a very dysfunctional family and sometimes I do things that seem to be mean but that is how I learned to survive. I never want to hurt anyone's feelings so I am working on this. I work on a special needs school bus so I am genuinely loving and caring. I appreciate my kids all the time!!

I try the best I can. I am sure I make mistakes, but what mom doesn't? I love my child more than life itself, I would die for her. I am a kind, yet firm mother. I am trying to raise a respectful intelligent member of society. I am trying to instill in her what she will need to navigate the rest of her life.

Trushworthy
Loving
Kind
Generous
Forgiving
Integrity
Honorable
Powerful
Strong
Confident
Compassionate
Compromising
Empathetic
Frustrated
Tired
Angry
Lack of Patience
Exhausted
Short Temper-Mamma Shrek
Real
Funny
Witty
Insightful

I can keep going. But reality is, we are all these things...and being a mom just magnifies them. But as a mom.....I get to be a better person. This mom journey is about me, not them. I get to rise above it most of the time and either parent or later mentor my babies in their journey.

My job is to teach them how to be forgiving, trushworthy and loving to themselves and others. My job is to teach them to resolve problems. My job is to show them that life is about how you get up from a fall and not about the fall.

My job will be done when they have the confidence, self-worth and love for themselves as I have for them.....when they can fly on their own.

S.

M...multi-tasking, multi-personality. I can be strong, I can cry.
O...original in thought, & I take the time to foster creativity in my sons.
T...totally conscientious in my role as Mom. My sons may not agree with
me, but that's okay.
H...helpful when needed, & heinously strict at times.
E...everywhere at all times, to their dismay.
R...really, really twisted when I need to be....whether they like it or not!

Loving
Energetic
Loving
Patient
Loving
Good Listener
Selfless
Loving

Great post!!

Strict but fair
Pretty Laid back (emotionally)
Open (I'll always listen, I won't always agree, but I DO listen)
Safe
Silly
Creative
Lucky

More 'Dude Crush' less 'Nemo's Dad'

Sharon made a list. I agree with most of it. I am understanding, loving, kind, patient, generous, positive, caring, and huggable.

I expect my children to behave. I hold them to it.
I am super funny. I tell them jokes and laugh about lame things.
I am a GREAT book reader! I do voices and growls and everything!
I LOVE them. They know it. Even when I am upset with them and yelling.
Children get dirty and I am okay with it. They get wet too! I am pretty laid back about dirt and germs.
I am sure there are other things, but those are my top ones I think. :)
L.

Lazy, tired, loving and easy-going.

What a good question, it lets us ponder our faults!!!! haha, just kidding. I just had a long and lengthy conversation with my 15 year old. He was always saying, "you care too much, you want to know too much, you love us too much!" So, I would have to say that I try my best to be a good mom and to teach them right from wrong, and what is morally right. To teach them love and compassion for others. To be a helper. But sometimes I also let them do things, and I'm like "hmmm, was that a good thing to do" and then I think maybe that makes me a bad mom. I'm talking like, letting them get in a car with a kid I don't know real well. That kind of stuff. But I just tell myself that is part of them growing up, I did it. And my kids talk to me a lot, about anything. So I guess I'm a good mom, I hope so.

Hi lil piggie toes!

I asked my 14 yo for adjectives she would use

intelligent
helpful
loving
caring
kind

Poor kid thinks I put her on the spot...and is afraid she'll sound like a nerd...lol

Not so important what *I* think...

I'll happily go with her 'first five'!

Michele/cat

I like to think that I am supportive but not over bearing.
That I remain open minded but stick to my guns.
That I know my limits and ask for help when I am overwhelmed.
That I would rather read a book, take a walk, do a puzzle, watch a movie, color in coloring books with my kids than make sure I had a perfect house.
My kids know I yell when I am mad, but they also know they are loved...that I only expect that they do there best. That I want them to grow up to be "happy" and whatever they choose I will support to the best of my ability as long as it is legal and not too dangerous = )

What Cella and the others have said.

Being a mom is a full time job, I also feel like a: -

Nurse
Therapist
Life Coach
Entertainer
Teacher
Cheer Leader
Supporter
Coach
Fixer of broken toys
Cleaner
Playmate
Instructor
Disciplinarian
Provider
Cook
Personal care assistant
Taxi Driver
Banker

is what I can think of right now :-)

My kids feel like an extension of me. I love them more than anything I've ever loved and want to respect who they are as little people while teaching them the things they need to know in this life. (Usually) I'm very easy to talk to, to play with, very loving, compassionate, protective, a momma bear, and I follow my gut instinct over anything else out there. I try hard, fail often, and keep trying. I wish I could be perfect, know that I can't, and so I do the best I can. I'm not strict or harsh, but I do expect respect and obedience...as well as give respect in return. I am very thoughtful in everything I do with them...maybe too thoughtful. I am constantly evaluating myself and re-evaluating myself to see if I'm doing things the way I really want to be doing. Being a mom is the most awesome job I've ever had...also the most difficult and emotional! I love it.

Ditto Celia (great list)

Joyful, Positive, Honest, Creative and I never underestimate my child.
Opinionated, but I do not become upset if people do not follow my advice.

Humble.. hee, hee.

Always running.....from one kid to the next....crashing at night before bedtime where ever i land.
Very loving. Feeling every boo boo, way more than they do.
A good woman that needs a lot of repair.......giving myself praise for what i accomplish (since nobody else will)
Always dreaming of ways to get us out of the poor class of Americans......and i do believe my dreams are helping us climb.
Passionate about being a MOMMY, because i have 3 babies following in my footsteps!

Mother Bear on Steroids!!!!

Other than this, I would say I want the absolute best for my two daughters, and worry about the world we are leaving them long after we are gone. I am their biggest cheerleader and I am usually totally and unequivocably exhausted on any given day.

I would take a bullet for my husband and my two daughters without blinking an eye.

That's me.

Oh, and I love to experiment in the kitchen, much to their collective dismay....

E.

Strict. Calm. Clear. Joyful. Loving. Dependable. Trust worthy. Fun. Weird. Generous with my time to focus on teaching and enjoying my kids. Proud. Lucky. Counting my blessing daily for my amazingly wonderful kids.

Overly protective to the point that I cry alot about it.
doctor
strict
playful
caring
200% confident in every decision I make
Never makes decisions lightly

Well, I think from the day my 1st daugter was born the "worry mom" set in. lol I was so afraid I'd do something wrong. I realized that you just Love them unconditionally and try to be a good role model b/c they are little sponges. I hope all 3 of mine will grow to become awesome adults. To love, to be caring and sympathetic to others. If they fight occasionally now, they do have to hug each other and say sorry when they have done wrong. I tell them (probably too much in a day) how much I love them. I TRY my best with them and YES I have my faults. I pray to God to help me with my patience almost daily! But I think I'm a pretty good mommy! Thanks for asking!

loving/caring to my kids
overprotective of my kids
nurse to my kids
chef to my kids
housekeeper to my kids
tired momma ;)
put my kids first,then take care of myself second
photography

I <3 My Kids!! :)

I'm the Mommy Goddess in our house.
My husband and son both say so.

Helpful, assertive, protective, affectionate, high standards for expectations but will alter them if set too high, allows a lot of personal and physical freedom, encourages exploration and learning, attachment parent (bed sharing and extended nursing/child led weaning).