Monday, February 13, 2012

V Day Meltdown


Is Valentine's for kids anymore? I mean is it just me or has it become a status competition which mom can come up with the cutest typography,cellophane bag, treat Valentine?! Do the kids even get to help with the making of these little masterpieces? Maybe I'm just being negative because I'm not creative enough to come up with these things, so I have to opt for the store bought Phineas and Ferb kind. But really hasn't this keeping up with Mrs. Jones mentality gone to far?
For some reason I went into crying hysterics after seeing my friends pictures on Instagram of their kids Chevron stripped Valentines that they clearly came up with. I felt like a pile of crap mom because I realized I'll never measure up. I'll never have the perfectly clean organized home with cookies in the oven, heart garland hanging from the fireplace, and pink twinkle lights around my front door. Why you ask? Because I just don't care that much I guess. I'd rather take a two hour nap in the afternoon than do crafty projects, I'd rather sleep in than exercise, and I'd rather watch reality tv than fold laundry (and no they can't be done simultaneously.)  I could say I don't have the time but the truth is it's just not a priority.
I'm not trying to bash on the moms who do these things. I'm sure most of them enjoy doing so, I just feel something needed to be said to the moms who don't. You don't have to put this pressure on yourselves. Get in the car, drive yourself to Target and by your kids some regular old paper Valentines,  go home turn on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and congratulate yourself on a job well done.

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