Super Mom/Woman?

As I finish wrapping up my work for the afternoon and get dinner on the stove in anticipation of my Management class I have this evening, I started to wonder: Can I ever succeed at being "Super Woman"? I feel like a complete failure 90% of the time in the Super Woman category. Isn't a Super Woman/Mom successful at mothering, working, educating, being educated, cooking, gardening, cleaning, couponing, and always looking fabulous? On top of being a good wife, daughter, sister, friend, grand-daughter, aunt, niece, cousin, accountant, student, etc., etc., etc. Me: FAIL. Well, that lead me to another question: Is there such a thing as a "Super Woman or Super Mom"? We've all seen those Oprah Mother's Day specials of amazing, out-of-this-world moms... and they all make us sick, don't they? Okay, maybe I'm just speaking for myself. But I want to be one of THOSE moms.

But... are they really super moms? Can you be one? Are you one? Can I be one?

The truth is (in the world of Melissa) that no, we can't be super moms/women. We try our hardest to be the best WOMEN we can be, but sometimes its hard. I think we forget that we need each other's support rather than to compete against each other. When we focus on competing with each other, we're not being the best WE can be, we're being something someone else thinks we should be. I don't want to be what you think I should be, I am happy being me. And isn't that the secret to life?

As Gaga says, "Baby, I was born this way!" Embrace it. And do the best ya can!

<3 You Mommy friends!

Nice things...

This post is a tad off topic from my usual blogs. I need to vent.

I feel like I can't have nice things. When we bought our house in March 2010, I ordered my husband and myself special Lolita glasses (before closing). I got a Texas martini glass, he got a beer pilsner. Very beautiful, special-to-me glasses. I presented them to him that evening when we had a few friends over to celebrate our new freedom (we were living with his parents for 9 months prior). That night, one of my kids broke my Texas glass. I was beyond sad and angry.

One reason we never buy very expensive things is we have kids - and it seems like they find a way to ruin everything! Now, those of you without kids: I'm not trying to discourage you from children. Just prepare you. Warn you, so to speak. If you're a top-notch discipliner or have an eagle eye on them every single moment of the day, then you've got nothing to worry about. Those of us with additional responsibilities realize it's almost impossible with small children to have anything worth being proud of owning. I mean, seriously! How many times have you moms thought (or said), "Son of a NUTcracker! Magic marker on my beautiful table?! Seriously?" or how about "GREAT! Another spill on the rug... from a SPILL-PROOF cup. How does this happen? Does it only happen to ME!?"

It doesn't, right? Can someone PLEASE reassure me that it doesn't just happen to me alone?

Today, my 2 yr old tried to break my coffee cup (SuperMom saved the day) and successfully started to hand me my wine glass ----- and then dropped and shattered it.

Just when I need wine the most! :-(

Happy non-nice things!

P.S. It was a special wine glass that someone gave me as a gift for hosting her bachelorette party and being a bridesmaid. It meant a lot to me.