I am human

It's okay to have bad days. It's okay to wake up grumpy. Everyone wakes up grumpy and has bad days. Ox is my Morning Person kid. He's so darn happy to see another day. Today, he wasn't done on both sides and was grumpy and wanted both snuggles and to be left alone. At the same time. It's okay to have bad days, it's part of being human.

It's okay that I'm not as graceful as Au, as precise as GPS, as knowledgeable as RH, or as emotive as N. I'm me. I have my own dance voice and my own set of skills and there are things that I do well and things that I do not so well. It doesn't make anyone better or worse. Just human. Just different. It's okay.

My jerkbrain isn't right. Messing up on one thing doesn't mean that I'm a failure as a person. It means I'm human and I make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, especially when they're learning new things. That's fine. That's what learning and being human is about. My jerkbrain isn't right.

I am flawed. I am not perfect. I do not have to conform to the extremely narrow definition of beauty and success the media celebrates. It's okay. It's okay to play and read with my kids. It's okay to take some time for me. It's okay to cry and be angry. It's okay to mess up. It's okay to apologize. It's okay to try to be more and grow. It's okay.