Smart Mothers Know That… Feeling crazy is a part of motherhood. It’s okay to love and adore your children one minute, then to feel resentful and appalled the next

We are people first, women second, and mothers third.  Don’t expect all your motherly responses to be straight out of the June Cleaver handbook. I think I’m crazy to begin with, so when my kids go ape, I only have my own genetics to blame.

Seriously, there are days when I want throw in the mommy towel and be childless again. Sometimes, I get to the point where if someone were to say, “Hey, my car needs gas,” I’d rather gas his or her car up than be a mom. As pitiful as that sounds, I think many mommies feel that way.

After thinking seriously about whether or not to have another child, you’d think I’d pass on that opportunity. The great loving days with my children by far outweigh the downtrodden days, so I would honestly have to say that I would like a third child. I love my boys so much that I have to resist the urge to eat them up — toe nails and all.

But, I also know it’s okay to sometimes feel overwhelmed and want to take a break from mommyhood every now and then.

Kimberley Clayton Blaine is the author of the Go-To Mom book series. She is a national parenting expert and a licensed Family and Child Therapist who specializes in working with children ages newborn to six years old. Kimberley is the founder and executive producer of a grassroots webshow, called www.TheGoToMom.TV. Kimberley is a national speaker and teaches Early Childhood Brain Development and Positive Discipline Strategies at UCLA Extension Education.