Sometimes I can’t stay calm when I need to
Sometimes I can’t see things the way he does
Sometimes I simply lack the patience needed
Sometimes parenting needs more from me than I have to give it

These are my worst times

The times I am not proud of
The times that erode all the progress we have made
The times when I don’t think I have what it takes to parent The Boy
The times when I am sorry he got stuck with me for a mom.

These are my hardest times

When I have to be kind to myself so I can be kind to him
When I have to forgive myself so that I can seek forgiveness from him
When I have to push through the sadness and despair to find hope
When I have to remember that it is not hard all the time and it will be better

These are what I have to do so that we can move forward