Motherhood Would Be Easier If....

This is an article that was almost published in Chicken Soup for the Soul for the New Mom. Unfortunately, when the editors did their last edits of the book and had to cut articles for space, this was one of them. But it's still a thrill that I was almost part of Chicken Soup. :)

Motherhood Would Be Easier If...

by Christy Hammond

...chocolate chip cookies were part of a nutritious breakfast (but then of course your preschooler wouldn't eat them)

...dishwashers, washing machines and refrigerators were all self loading 

..."I'm telling," didn't mean that someone was in trouble again but that they were coming to tell you how well they were sharing

...that glitter remained glued to their art projects

...broccoli and peas came in different flavors and colors

...clothes grew with your child

...that Chuck'n'Cheese was still fun after the 12th birthday party there in one weekend

...that there wasn't any waiting at the doctor's office and your child didn't come home sick with an extra cold

...you could freeze one minute a day, just so you could take a shower without trying to solve the world's problems with soap in your hair

...you could lost just as much weight thinking about exercising as you could actually doing it

...during Kodak moments your camera was never low on batteries or out of memory

...they stayed little just a little bit longer