Motherhood Is An Irony

Every now and then, I look at Joey and can’t believe that the cute little baby girl has become the adorable & pretty toddler today.

There were times I wondered why time passed so slowly. You mean it’s only been 3 years??! And there were times I got amazed at how fast time has flown by. You mean it’s been 3 years already?!! I tell you, motherhood makes for lots of ironies in life.

When she argues with me, I get pushed up the walls by her annoying and sometimes illogical arguments, yet at the same time, feel a rush of pride at her linguistic ability.

When she gives her 101 reasons for not doing something I asked her to do, I feel like yelling at her, yet at the same time, get really amazed at her creativity and imaginative mind.

When she keeps harping on something I refused to give her, I get really frustrated at her relentless nagging, yet at the same time, admire her perseverance and never-say-die attitude.

When she sings her favorite song at the top of her lungs for a whole 15 minutes, I almost went crazy, yet at the same time, get really intrigued at how carefree she is about life and how she puts her whole heart into doing something as simple as that.

You see, motherhood is a whole crap load of ironies. While babies are always cute and make us laugh, they also come in a package complete with whining, shit (literally) and many other god forbidden nonsense. On good days, we are on an adrenalin rush and think that having 12 kids would be a perfectly wonderful idea. On bad days, we wished we were single & free again. That’s how it is.

I guess the key to keeping us mummies sane in the midst of all the insanity is to look on the bright side.

When my daughter keeps talking and talking non stop, I focus on how good her vocabulary and sentence structures are rather than the fact that she’s talkative. When she goes about her monkey business, I focus on how creative she is at creating that mess rather than the mess she created. I instantaneously felt much better at the whole situation. Although the mess was still there waiting for me to clear. *roll eyes*