Today was Eleanor’s 1st day of school. We’ve been talking to her for a while about going to school and she’s been both nervous, and excited about the 1st day.
As for me I thought I had everything I needed and was all set. Then today I went to get her dressed and realized she had nothing to wear, things were too small, stained or just didn’t look good, yes I know I’m being vain. How was this possible? I feel like she has adorable clothes for the fall, there had to be something worthy of the 1st day of school picture. Mike thought I was crazy. “She has drawers of clothes, there has to be something. I’ll find her the perfect outfit.”
Ten minutes later he’s loaded the kids in the car and is off to Kohls to find her something that fit and be the perfect 1st day outfit. Thankfully I had already ordered her shoes for the fall so she was set with her Stride Rite cowboy boots. I do have to give Mike the credit he picked the perfect shirt, with her help, paired it with skinny jeans and she was set. I added our chalkboard sign, because I totally forgot to print one out even though I had all the prep time I needed, and my parent fail turned into a win!
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The moral of my story is sometimes we have a parent fail moment and in the world of facebook and instagram we don’t always share them. I may look like I’ve got all my ducks in a row and the perfect little photos of what I think is my life, but what I don’t always share are the little things that really make us who we are, the attempts and the fails. I’m not perfect I have fails and wins, but I’m going to try and share them a little more because those make me the parent that I am.
So tell me what was your most recent #parentfail?
This is me Destiny! I'm a content creator that covers DIY, Cricut, Travel, National Parks, Disney, Games and Family. I’m navigating life with my husband Mike, 2 kids and live in the suburbs of Maplewood, New Jersey.