Comments on: A Challenging Week for Me https://www.alimanno.com/blog/2018/07/26/a-challenging-week-for-me/ Motherhood, Fashion and Lifestyle Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Myra https://www.alimanno.com/blog/2018/07/26/a-challenging-week-for-me/#comment-116224 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:01:48 +0000 https://aliluvs.com/?p=8698#comment-116224 In reply to Mary Clare.

Have the same feeling! Alil I love how realistic and practical your blog is.. your a REAL person with REAL emotions. Social media can oftentimes represent a different image and I am SO happy that you talk about that in this post. I watched you and am now starting to go through your blog!

Thank you for being so raw. I know it can be tough to be judged but its needed!

]]> By: Colleen @ Frenchie Farm https://www.alimanno.com/blog/2018/07/26/a-challenging-week-for-me/#comment-87381 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:29:38 +0000 https://aliluvs.com/?p=8698#comment-87381 I know this post is old, but this was seriously exactly what I needed to read today! Our kids are similar ages – my daughter is 2 years old and my son just turned 1 month. Holy moly, juggling two kids is seriously hard. Some days I feel like super mom, but these past few days have been REALLY rough. Between my daughter wanting to be held 24/7 or she throws a temper tantrum and holding/nursing a newborn, this mama is struggling. Thanks for normalizing this whole process. You’re doing a great job, mama!

]]> By: Ms. Melissa https://www.alimanno.com/blog/2018/07/26/a-challenging-week-for-me/#comment-83445 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:37:24 +0000 https://aliluvs.com/?p=8698#comment-83445 This was a great post because it is refreshingly honest. When I had my first I felt very overwhelmed. Then when I had my second when my first was 23 months, I felt like the dumbest person in the world. I could not wrap my head around why people had more than one child and how I would ever be able to manage them. I was scared to drive with them. I was worried about not having enough breastmilk. I couldn’t figure out what to do with them when my husband or nanny wasn’t around. I thought I would never have a career again. I wasn’t working out, etc.
And then I decided to have another one!
Now I have three sons who are 10, 8 and 6 and I have returned to work and am in a management position with great benefits, great responsibility and a great team. My husband and I somehow figure out how to make it work, but it’s not always easy and it’s not always fun. We make time for the kids, for each other and for ourselves. I’m even training for triathlons. I’ve done two in the past four months and will do my third in September. It’s a lot, but it keeps me sane and happy. You know what they say? Happy wife, happy life!
You have great perspective. You are definitely in the thick of it. Cherish it. It’s like the podcast, “Longest Shortest Time.” That phrase really resonates with me. I’m definitely able to appreciate my 6 year old more than I did his eldest brother when he was 6. With time, you start to relax and really, be able to relax as the kids get more independent….The day we got rid of that diaper pail was one of the best days of my life!!!
Good luck. You’re doing great!

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