I am not a Supermom. I am just a girl trying to juggle 1 marriage, 2 kids and 3 jobs. I do not stack up to June Cleaver. Most of the time, Scott accepts that. But occasionally when he comes home and I'm sitting in front of the TV, watching a "Snapped" marathon on the Oxygen Network, with laundry and dishes piled up everywhere, he might make a comment about how I spend my time.
No, I will never have the parenting abilities of Michelle Duggar.
But there is one mom I always beat out in the parenting competition.
And I'm not afraid to use her to make me look better.
The conversation typically goes something like this:
Scott: "Wow, this house is really a mess"
Me: HEY, IT COULD BE WORSE! I COULD BE LAYING ON THE COUCH SMOKING CRACK!
See?
It always works.
Forget to pick up the kids? Didn't send lunch money? Neglected to return the field trip permission slip?
It could be worse!
Now, I don't want to offend anyone. If you are a mom that often finds yourself laying on the couch smoking crack...well, I'm sure there is a mom out there who does much worse.
But for me, I will always fall somewhere between June Cleaver and the mom on the couch engaging in illegal activities.
The way I see it, as long as I'm not starring in the next episode of "Snapped", I must be doing something right.
