How you Perceive is how you feel!

There are sunny days and there are rainy days; being a mother isn't easy!

Yesterday from my kitchen I could hear someone shouting at top of her voice. Listening closely I heard a mother yelling at and lecturing her kids. For a moment it was a relief knowing that I am not the only mom on the block who's imperfect! Shedding off a little guilt of my heart acted more like a medicine.

At the core of the situation, the mother seems to be a heartless soul trying to control her kids. But dig a little deeper and you find 'there's a cry for help!'

It is not easy setting your priorities and life around kids. It's a responsibility! And believe you me, as a mommy, you would not want to go wrong in anyway you could when it comes to raising your kids. Also, dealing with the tantrums is the biggest energy drainer.

A mom to 2 lovely kids myself, I too lose my patience at times. All I wonder at that time is does anyone around in the house stops, even for a moment, to think, "Hey what must be bothering her so much to slip down her tolerance level?" May be she's having a bad day! May be her hormones are making her go crazy! Or may be it is just another try to be a Perfect Mother! You never know what she's thinking, until you want to know!

The truth is She is expected to sacrifice anything and everything when it comes to family and kids. So much so that she does not realize it that she has become extinct in her own life! She has become a 'Lost Story!' Sad but true!

Sacrifice! It's a word that sucks! It sucks life out of a happy, lively, cheerful girl / woman you once were. You know what gal....go out, have a life, no matter what, no matter where you are....it is just one life! 

We as a mother Prioritize and not sacrifice. How you perceive is how you feel!

Sacrifice is a heavy duty word. We build our dreams around our kids, expecting at the same time for a little breather every now n then. Believing it is not too much to ask for!

All the lovely moms out there who are reading this article, just keep doing what you are doing, for you are doing just great! Being a good mother is not about perfecting the Art of Motherhood or measuring on the scale of sacrifices you are expected to make. It is about being happy in your own imperfections and raising happy kids not the perfect ones..:-).. It is about knowing your priorities and making necessary choices!

Shape your life that when you look back, even in the shades of grey, you can see the rainbow you built along the way!

Have a fun-filled day..:-)..