Things I said I'd never do as a mom

 Things I said I'd never do as a mom... and now do almost daily.

Let my kids eat snacks before dinner.
Give screen time so I can breathe for five minutes.
Wear the same leggings three days in a row.
Cry in the bathroom just to get a moment alone.
Bribe my toddler with a cookie to leave the park.
Say "Because I said so" and mean it.
Before kids, I had a whole list of "I'll nevers." But motherhood humbled me in the best way.
It showed me that being a good mom doesn't mean being a perfect one.
It means showing up, even when you're exhausted.
Loving hard, even when you're overwhelmed.
And laughing at the chaos, because some days that's the only way through it.
So here's to all the things I said I'd never do
As it turns out they make me human.
And more importantly, they make me the mom my kids need.