Felicity’s Reviews > M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood > Status Update

“Do not merely, listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says anyone who listens to the word, but does not do what it says. It’s like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, and after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.”

“ If we do not first choose discipline for ourselves, we cannot expect and still such a character treat and little people who’s impulse control is body at best and who’s emotion strangle on the gossamer thread of a missed nap”

“Their carelessness felt personal, which is something I’ve come to recognize as a symptom of hormonal overwhelm”
“ if hormones or anything, they are easily offended and rightfully, so because clearly you’re seven year-old is purposefully, smacking his lips while he choose and the toddler speed in his pants because he wants the last thread of your sanity to snap”

“ Just because something is relatable doesn’t mean it’s not mediocre”

“ Not only that, but there will be many who resent a perspective of motherhood that chooses to grasp pulled of something other than the hard and the loss of “me time” : namely, the abundant gems of joy and fulfillment, that glitter amid the everyday land landscape of lunch prep, potty training, and sassy attitudes.”

- “ the world may not officially require a degree for motherhood, but when we approach it with the same error of studiousness that we would any other profession at which we want to excel, we exponentially increase the likelihood of our not only surviving, but thriving in a household of peace instead of chaos”