The Challenges of Being a Wife and Mom

I love being a mom and a wife, I love my boys and my husband, but some days can be very difficult. Anyone who is not a mom, will never really truly understand. Some days, like today, I just feel so depressed and worn out. I feel like I keep giving and giving and no one even notices, if they do, they don't care. I'm starting to feel like I'm losing my identity, like I'm loosing myself and my spirit. I just need some kind of boost, I'm just not sure what.
When I first became a mother of 2, I wrote out a "job description". I'm feeling that now more then ever......

A mother’s job description:
A kind and loving mother must be qualified in many areas.

-She must know how to fit 2-4 kids in a vehicle in an orderly fashion. And then keep them calm and quiet throughout the trip.

-She must be an expert in sorting through outgrow clothes and worn out shoes (every 4-6 months.)

-She must be able to cook 3 healthy, eatable, meals everyday on a very small budget.

-A qualified mother must know how to change a light bulb, plunge a toilet and fix a toy, pretty much on a weekly basis.

-She must know the difference between needing a band aid or just a kiss and should be skilled in giving medicine to a moving head.

-A kind and loving mother must be able to watch Barney (or Oswald) 15 times in a row and act excited about it.

-She must be able to feed a bottle, answer the phone, let the cat out and keep the dinner from burning all at the same time.

-She must also perform secretary work such as making and remembering the doctor, dentist and vet appointments as well as the neighbor’s birthday party and the soccer schedule.

-A kind, loving mother will promptly send out birthday, anniversary and Christmas cards to everyone she loves and cares about. (This requires knowing everyone’s address.)

-She will keep the check book balanced and never let the toilet paper rolls run out.

-She must keep her arms from flapping, her tummy from bulging and her boobs from drooping.

-A mother must be physically fit. She has exactly 20 minutes to do 2 weeks worth of grocery shopping before the baby starts crying and the kids start terrorizing the grocery store.

-She must provide a clean and organized house. (Or at least vacuum from time to time.)

-A mother may not know, but will learn: to take a shower when she can, to shut and lock the bathroom door, that the more kids she has; the more laundry she has to do and most of all, never to leave the house without sippy cups, baby wipes and gum.

-She has only a 7 hour period in when she can rest, and then, yes, she must do it all over again.

-She will receive very little praise.

-She must do all of this while smiling, looking pretty and without ever complaining.

-Deep in her heart she will know it’s all worth it.