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If you’ve ever looked around your living room, saw the mountain of laundry, the toddler wearing nothing but a tutu and a diaper, and thought, “Everyone else has their life together except me” girl, take a deep breath.
You’re not behind. You’re just in bloom.
Yes, even if that bloom currently looks more like a dandelion puff that’s been aggressively sneezed on by life.
The Comparison Trap (a.k.a. Scrolling Through Other People’s “Clean Corners”)
Let’s talk about Instagram moms for a sec.
You know the ones: hair curled, kids matching, kitchen counters empty (how??), and a caption that says, “Just a normal Tuesday!”
Meanwhile, you’re wondering if anyone else’s normal Tuesday involves scraping dried applesauce off the wall and wondering when you last washed your own hair. (Spoiler: it’s been a minute.)
But here’s the thing: no one blooms all at once.
Not tulips. Not trees. Not toddlers.
And definitely not tired mamas.
Growth looks different on everyone, and yours is just as beautiful even if it’s happening in yoga pants and a messy bun.
Progress Doesn’t Have to Be Pretty
Let me tell you about the time I tried to “get ahead” by organizing the playroom.
I made it halfway through a bin of mismatched puzzle pieces before the 3-year-old dumped out an entire container of kinetic sand, the 5-year-old declared it was “too quiet” and needed to scream into a cup, and the 8-year-old started a “science experiment” involving milk and markers.
Was I ahead? Heck no. But I was present, and that counts.
Progress isn’t always Instagrammable. Sometimes it’s:
- Answering one email before the baby wakes up.
- Sitting with your kid during their meltdown instead of losing your cool (or at least, losing it less than yesterday).
- Drinking your coffee while it’s still almost warm.
That’s growth. That’s blooming. That’s real life, mama.
The Season You’re In Is Enough
Spring doesn’t show up and scream, “I’m late!” It just… blooms when it’s ready.
So if your house still looks like a tornado named “Snacktime” blew through it, if you haven’t figured out how to juggle work and nap schedules without feeling like a caffeinated circus act, you are still blooming.
The season you’re in be it baby spit-up, big kid emotions, or that weird in-between stage where nobody naps but everybody still melts down is exactly where you’re meant to be.
And guess what? It’s not a setback. It’s a setup for something beautiful.
So, What If Today Wasn’t “Productive”?
Did your kids laugh today?
Did someone get a hug when they needed one?
Did you try, even when you were running on crumbs and cold coffee?
Then you bloomed, my friend. Not all at once. Not in full Technicolor. But enough.
A Pep Talk for Your Blooming Heart
So here’s your gentle reminder:
You’re not behind. You’re not late. You’re not doing it wrong.
You are growing. You are loving. You are showing up.
And that? That is everything.
Keep blooming, beautiful mama. Dandelion fluff and all. 🌼
Now, go warm up that coffee for the third time because even blooming mamas need caffeine. ☕💛
