Angela

I’m a follwer of Christ and His word, Wife, Mom, Homemaker and Homeschool Teacher.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

Honestly if my kid can sleep 4 hour stretches I consider myself lucky. I can function pretty well on 6-7 hours of broken sleep. Heck pregnancy sleep is worse than newborn sleep. I have never experienced the 12 hour stretches.

[Hestia, Esq @Hestia_Esq]

When people say things like this, I know they just have kids who are born good sleepers

None of my 4 have ever slept a full 12 hour stretch. Maybe twice in their entire lives when they were sick

If you get it every night with no exceptions, sorry but it’s not because of what you did

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@unseen1_unseen Just become a stay at home mom. No greater blessing than raising the next generation.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@MrsCMFrancis Congrats it’s our 7th year and I pray the same 🙏🏼

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@ChildrensHD No because we homeschool and I don’t ask permission from the government to not have vaccines.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@MrsCMFrancis As if working a 9-5 is any more interesting do the same things over and over again for a boss who could care less about you. And would replace you in 2 weeks when you leave.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@UpTambourine I love keeping a routine with my kids and then having random fun days with outings. These poor people think their life is so hard. Lol

[Angela @Angie77777771]

Glad I can serve my family well knowing that God is pleased 😊

[Cari Kelemen @KelemenCari]

Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters.
Colossians 3:23

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@fight4frogs Just had my baby and I love these.

https://t.co/A8TZ2jQjOW

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@abbythelibb_ I just go straight to the mothers room.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@Elliesmommyy23 The audacity!

[Angela @Angie77777771]

These are the women I look up to. Not women who cry about how bad their life is because they have to take care of their own child.

[Puppies & Positivity @Puppieslover]

Emma Schols ran back into a burning house burning 93 % of her body to rescue all six of her kids.

She was on a ventilator for weeks. Doctors said people rarely survive burns that extensive. When she woke up, the first thing she asked was whether her children were alive.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

We have finally reached the point where women think it’s ok to kill your children outside the womb, if you are having a bad day. I wondered when it would get to this point, as if killing them inside the womb for the last 50 years is any different.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@Elliesmommyy23 Oh nice! My whole entire body swelled. Lol but now it’s mostly gone.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@GreatLakesWife_ Got to make that $$$$$$ 🤑

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@Elliesmommyy23 I guess the body positive movement did us good lol. Now people are so out of shape people don’t think we are pregnant anymore but just normal now haha 🤣

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@Elliesmommyy23 Yes! My regular schedule with my kids everyday is get up and do HITT workout, do bible study. Do homeschooling. Go to playdate. Do chores. Make dinner. Work a little (I work from home p/t) All while pregnant. I'm sorry but women are so weak. Women have it so easy today.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

@Elliesmommyy23 Go mama!

[Angela @Angie77777771]

I agree. My husband does so much so I can stay home. Forever grateful ☺️ ❤️

[Brittany Hughes @RealBrittHughes]

As a mom who gets it, can I please say something? Growing and birthing a human is a uniquely female experience and there are elements that only women will understand. Likewise, caring for a baby at home comes with specific challenges and struggles, and it’s usually mom who bears the brunt.

But. BUT BUT BUT.

Take it from someone who spent an embarrassing amount of time after our first baby feeling sorry for myself and telling my husband he just didn’t understand how hard it all was. Dads have their own version of hard, and it’s not given nearly enough recognition. Partially because they don’t verbally emote the way women do, and partially because talking about it isn’t as socially acceptable.

When my husband became a dad, he went from being a pretty carefree dude married to a working spouse to now being the primary breadwinner for a family that included a helpless tiny human, knowing more would likely follow. He, as a man with different, God-given wiring, started carrying a mental load filled with things that often didn't even occur to me.

“Do I make enough to pay our bills comfortably? If my wife heads to Walmart because our son needs something, that credit card will clear, yeah? What do we have saved up for emergencies? Kid’s gonna be in school in a few years, could I pay for private if we needed to? What about college, how do we best save for that? Yeah, I should probably take a look at my career plan and iron this out, I don’t think the current paycheck is gonna keep up. Also, how about the 27 projects around the house that need to be tackled? That deck is old, doesn’t look so safe. I need to bolt in the bookcases. We should probably have a security system. Both cars need an oil change and I think the truck needs new brake pads. Of course I only have Saturday, which I’m supposed to spend inside with the baby because she needs a break, but that yard isn’t gonna mow itself. Could I pay someone to do it? No, that’s just another expense. Speaking of, maybe we should get a house cleaner once a month to help her out. I can afford that, I think? Oh crap, it’s 5:30. I need to get home so I can help with dinner, she was struggling yesterday. Hope she's not mad, I told her I'd be out earlier than this. I’ll finish my work in the morning. I gotta make that deadline because again, tiny humans and bills.”

And around, and around, and around. I was sitting there covered in spit up carrying the heavy weight of mothering a baby. He was sitting there covered in pressure carrying the heavy weight of being responsible for all of us. Both real. But I was often so consumed with my own load that I often failed to recognize his, and men tend to bear in silence. How I wish I could do those moments over. Sometimes I still have them.

Moms play a unique role in childbearing and nurturing young children. It's beautiful but can be tough, and dads should respect and honor that. I think most do. But dads - if you chose a good one - play a critical role that comes with its own heaviness, and that deserves as much recognition. Either party can play the “woe is me” game all day long if you want to sow bitterness and resentment. I would highly suggest choosing humility and grace instead. That weight gets so much lighter than you'd think.

[Angela @Angie77777771]

I had my last two kids in my 20s. And I just had my 3rd at 36. Idk maybe I will eat my words later, but I feel so much better this time around after having a baby. Maybe b/c I worked out the whole time. But it has been so much better adjusting. Highly suggest having baby in 30s.