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My morning ego boost

2-year-old as she points at a huge, inflamed bump on my chin: What’s that?

Me: A zit.

2-year-old: It’s not pretty.

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· April 2, 2012 · Tagged With: Mary Elizabeth, Mom Humor · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

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  1. Diapeepees says

    April 2, 2012 at 9:11 am

    How very honest of you this morning! And don’t we just love all those little things that most people ignore but our children make glaringly obvious!
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  2. Lauren @ Hobo Mama says

    April 3, 2012 at 2:09 am

    Ha ha ha ha! I needed the ego boost of knowing I’m not alone. Thank you, hee hee. And, yes, my son will take the time ever so courteously to point them out to me as well. Then again, he also tells me all the time how much he loves me, so I guess we have to take the bad with the good, right? :)
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  3. Katy says

    April 9, 2012 at 11:04 am

    My skin has been ok for a couple of weeks and then decided to freak out yesterday for Easter. I’m laughing because Andrew and my mom said “You can’t even see them” but the girls asked what was on my face! :)

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

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―Flannery O'Connor

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