5 Reasons to Embrace Your Inner Hot Mess Mom

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It’s time to embrace our inner hot mess mom.

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5 Reasons to Embrace Your Inner Hot Mess Mom

I joke about the phrase “hot mess mom” all the time, these days. You know when your life shifts and you need to adapt with it? Everything all becomes about embracing the chaos and the rhythm of the change that’s washing over you? That’s pretty much been my life since we got to Pittsburgh since the end of July. Every month has brought on changes. It started with Blakes major sleep regression (ahem…I was up 8+ times a night with her and a complete zombie mom), then came the start of a really difficult school year, then Chris came to Pittsburgh with us permanently after training (rejoice!!), and then Branden’s ADHD diagnoses. It didn’t stop there folks. After that Chris got a new job and is now commuting over an hour to and from Ohio so we can let Branden finish out the school year (counting down the days until our new apartment is ready) and last week Branden had surgery. Gasp. I barely came up for air.

So yes, hot mess mom it is.

To me, this means owning the fact that things might be a little bit crazy and knowing that you’re working through it to the best of your abilities. It’s those moments when sometimes you just really need to put yourself last in line, but you also know it’s not forever. Life can be hectic, and you wake up everyday ready to roll with whatever punches are being thrown at you. Boom.

Why we should all embrace our inner hot mess mom

Ok mamas, here we go!

1. Because it feels good.

There is something pretty effing liberating about saying that we might not be operating at our best self or at 100% each day. We aren’t perfect, and just putting that out into the world and understanding what it really means can be just what the doctor ordered to help you feel whole again during rough mom moments.

2. Because you deserve a break.

I’m the first person to be hard on myself, so I get it. I want to get everything crossed off my to-do list, make a nice dinner, clean, get that project done with Branden, meal prep, and binge Game of Thrones with Chris all in one day and there just aren’t enough hours to do it all. When I’m feeling overwhelmed like this, I’ll take a deep breathe and just say to myself “you’re having a hot mess mom moment, and that’s okay.” Thinking like this and taking the necessary break I deserve is what keeps me moving forward.

3. Because our kids need to learn this lesson from us.

We can tell our kids a million times what to do, but ultimately, they will follow the lead of us. Embracing these hot mess mom moments will show your kids that it’s okay not to beat themselves up, to take breaks, to streamline processes, to order takeout if we can’t make a big dinner from scratch, etc. The list goes on and on. Our kids are watching and if we walk through life pretending that we’re perfect all the time, they will never be able to deal with failure.

4. Because sometimes you need to be at the back of the line before you can be at the front.

Let me preface with this: we shouldn’t always be at the back of the line, but sometimes we are. I’m all about self-care and making sure that we have alone time away from our kids, however, motherhood doesn’t come without some sacrifice. Sometimes, we just gotta take one for the team, all with a smile on our face, and probably while wearing our favorite black leggings.

5. Because we have no choice.

There are so many parts of being an adult and a mom that just aren’t up to us. Life happen. Heck, shit happens, and we have no other option than to tunnel through whatever lies before us. And you know what? There is always, always something magical that happens along in this journey – quite possibly every single day.