I Don't Measure Up

I've always compared myself to other women. Be it poor self esteem or not having a strong female role model to look up when I was younger, I've always tried to hold myself to a standard of those around me. And by saying "I try to hold myself to these standards", I really mean "I want to be like that." Once you enter the wonderful world of mommy-hood, there are a bazillion new standards to live up to. Look at her, she's got 3 kids and cooks all these super healthy fabulous meals all the time. Or her, she juggles work and kids and still manages some time for herself once a week! What about her, business owner and is still one of the most hands on parents I've ever seen. How can I be like these women? I often feel like I'm struggling with the mundane day to day crap...
I made a comment the other day about wanting a friend to come be my personal chef because she's always so creative in the kitchen and she brushed it off. I always see her planning new meals and pinning delicious recipes to pinterest. I imagine that her household eats wonderfully fancy, healthy meals three times a day and never do they ever fall victim to the same old spaghetti and meatballs every Thursday night. That's a lot of expectations for one person. The reality is that they probably eat a frozen pizza or hit up a drive thru once in awhile, just like the rest of us regular people. We perceive that people have it all together or know what they're doing, when the reality is that they struggle just the same. 
I wonder how many people think I know what I'm doing, or if they endow me with super-mommy powers. I'd love some super-mommy powers!
The power to clean the house in one fell swoop!
The power of endless patients for repetitive toddlers!
The power to multitask!
The power of seduction because I know my hubby misses that.
The power of extraordinary cooking abilities!
The power to erase ouchies and bonks!
The power to make money grow on trees!
The power... just take away explosive diapers and toddler tantrums and I'd be all good.


Ok, so we don't really all measure up. Usually we have a couple things that we do FANTASTICALLY, most other things we do alright, and then a couple we just have a hard time grasping. There isn't a perfect woman out there who has mastered the art mommy-hood completely. There is no such thing as the perfect woman or mom. What makes us perfect is trying to be better, trying to improve the areas that need work and above all else being ourselves.