Motherhood Laid Bare…<\/strong><\/h2>\nI’m a mother, aged 41 and I now have to dye my greying hair.\u00a0I think my kids like me, but sometimes I’m not so sure.\u00a0I know they love me always though.<\/p>\n
I’m strict but fair. Fun and very kind.\u00a0I’m slightly obsessed with vegetables and I try to make sure my kids eat them every day. Somedays its a struggle and some days, we laugh as Oscar robs my broccoli because he’s devoured his own.<\/p>\n
Seldom do buy my kids sweet things, but my husband does at the weekend and that’s o.k with me.<\/p>\n
When buying clothes for myself I always end up coming home with clothes for my kids and rarely anything for myself.\u00a0 I think I’m cool enough to buy clothes for my 15-year-old daughter. But I’m not.\u00a0She say’s I’m\u00a0her best friend though so I’ll take that over anything.<\/p>\n
I feel guilty that I work so I really try to make it up to them on the weekends by forgetting the cleaning and spending an entire day in the park. I don’t feel guilty about that though.<\/p>\n
My favourite thing in the world is my morning cuddles. It makes me sad that Jade doesn’t come in for those anymore so I cherish the ones I have with my boys.<\/p>\n
All of my children have made me cry with their fiercest tantrums but have also made me cry with their fiercest hugs and loves. I get very emotional when I think how much I love them all.<\/p>\n
I feel pressure to be the best Mum, to join more clubs, get out more, do more, be more. But I try not to listen to it because I am really confident that my kids are happy just as they are.<\/p>\n
I feel sad that my babies are growing up but it’s bittersweet because I want them to grow up into the amazing people I know they will be. Confident, kind, patient, loving and not afraid to be loved.<\/p>\n
I feel truly blessed that these three wonderful humans are mine to own forever. They have all been warned that no matter how old they are, they will always be my babies.\u00a0And they are o.k with that.<\/p>\n
Happy Mothers Day to all you amazing Mums (a.k.a: the live-in chefs, chauffeurs, cleaners, counsellers & nurses). You have the biggest shoulders in the world and you deserve a bazillion hugs + a very large slice of these Black Bean Chocolate\u00a0Brownies.<\/p>\n
Lot’s of Love,<\/p>\n
Aileen xoxxoxo<\/p>\n
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Super Healthy Black Bean Brownies<\/h2>\r\n\t\t