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Are You a Happy Mom?
With days filled with diaper changes, feedings, playdates, potty training, homework and mountains of laundry, being a Happy Mom is something Moms rarely have time to contemplate. We surveyed a group of 50 moms and asked them if they considered themselves happy. But, we didn’t let them answer right away. We gave them ten solid minutes to really think about it. And then, when each and every mom responded “Yes, I am a happy mom!” we asked the tough question – why? We compiled their responses into a ten-question questionnaire to find out if you truly are a Happy Mom…
1. Are you secretly glad to see your children get on the bus to go to school so that you can have time to yourself? But, then are you watching for them out the window and missing them by the afternoon?
2. When walking past your child’s room at night, do you sometimes pause and are unable to resist the urge to peak in and watch her sleep?
3. When your child does something nice and unselfish for someone else without being asked, do you silently congratulate yourself on bringing a compassionate, caring person to the world?
4. Can the words, “I love you, Mommy” make you forget bills, squabbles, the lack of food in the house and the mounting piles of dirty laundry and fill you with a sense of bliss?
5. Do you yearn for a night out with your girlfriends and then when you finally get it, do you talk incessantly about your children?
6. If you travel alone and stay in a hotel, do you find the silence deafening and keep waking up wondering why you are not being asked for a nighttime glass of water or helping a sleepy little person use the bathroom?
7. Are you known now to more people as “So-and-so’s Mommy” than by your own first name? Do you now introduce yourself as "Somebody's Mommy" and not your own name?
8. Have you ever been honked at at a red light because you started daydreaming about your child’s face?
If you answered Yes to 1 or more of these questions, you are a Happy Mom. To show the world you are a Happy Mom, wear an adorable pink HAPPY MOM tee shirt available at Footsteps Clothing.
Footsteps Clothing is a mother-daughter boutique that offers a large selection of mom and daughter matching clothing, dresses and outfits. Check out the matching HAPPY BABY onesie, too! www.footstepsclothing.com
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