Dear mom of "that" kid…you are a wonderful mother, and I believe in you.

By Jamie Martin, 

Steady Mom

Dear mom of "that" kid, you know who you are. The other kids stay on the felt squares for story time--yours scampers away. The others try plenty of new foods. You can barely get yours to eat at all. The other kids laugh at the birthday party clown. Your kid runs and screams.

"It isn't about your successful efforts--

it's about your faithfulness."

The others outgrew tantrums long ago--yours still has them daily. The other kids skip into preschool, while your child leaves marks on your hand from her death grip. None of the other moms at the playground chitchat about these issues. So it must just be you. That inner, insecure voice accuses and puts you on trial. Condemns right inside your own head. But dearest mom of "that" kid, I have a different message for you today: You are valuable, vulnerable, chosen. YOU CAN DO THIS!