Ever Feel Unappreciated?
February 3rd, 2009
Happy Tuesday to all my mom friends! This is for you -
One day a man came home and found his house a disaster. The kids were still in their pajamas outside playing in the mud. Empty food boxes and wrappers littered the house. Dishes were on the counter, dog food was all over the floor and a broken glass lay under the table. Toys and clothes cluttered the playroom and a lamp was lying on its side.
He headed up the stairs, stepping over toys, looking for his wife. He was worried that she was sick, or that something worse might have happened. He found her in the bedroom, still in bed with her pajamas on, reading a book. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked, “How was your day?”
“What in the world happened here today?”
She again smiled and answered, “You know everyday when you come home from work and ask me what I did today?”
“Yes. . . ?”
“Well, today I didn’t do it!
This story is from Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes, In You and Your Kids by Dr Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller RN, BSN.
For me it is all the countless details that I keep in my head (schedules, bills, kids needs, etc.) that I sometimes wish others could see and appreciate. I KNOW my family appreciates me, but sometimes I don’t think anyone really gets ALL the details a mom handles in any given day.
What is for you? What do you do that you doesn’t receive appropriate recognition?
