Perfectly Imperfect

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three hearts Providence Moms BlogIn the evening I tend to zone out onto my phone, usually in Facebook land where I “connect” with people. I watch people’s perfect lives play out. Recently while scrolling I saw one of those inspirational posts that caught me off guard.

“Don’t judge the person whose life seems perfect because to someone you might be that person.”

I wish I could remember where I saw that statement but honestly, I was quickly torn away to start our bedtime routine. 

But I could not get past this statement. Was it possible that anyone had the perception that my life was perfect? Sleep is one of those mythical things that we would dream about if we got solid nights. Our daughter, while perfectly ours, is far from perfect.  If our daughter’s attitude and stubbornness are a preview of the teen years we have coming, I need to start a wine budget. Yes, I am thinking about for her teen years because that’s what I do.  I constantly overthink and over-plan our life. Planning things helps me manage the anxiety I struggle with. We have an amazing bulldog, but as he ages, his medical issues keep adding up, and he currently throws up about once a week. Usually, it’s a mystery to find said throw up. Today’s mystery wasn’t so hard to solve — it was on the couch…ugh. We struggled with infertility and were only able to have one child. We’ve decided in our heads that having an only child is what’s right for us for a multitude of reason, but our hearts sometimes struggle with that.  

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By the time I tried to find the quote, so many more stories were plastered online. That didn’t lessen its impact on me or my intent on shedding light into my perfectly imperfect life. In general, social media isn’t something I post on regularly. I like, share, and comment on posts like a pro but forget to post my own. 

The next time I find myself seeing someone’s perfect post, I will think twice about my assumptions. I’ll realize that they probably, like all of us, are struggling with something we have no idea about. I choose to consider those perfect posts a reminder that through the struggles we should appreciate the perfect moments.  

Now to craft the perfect imperfect post…this is going to take some overthinking on my part!

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Jane Cole
Jane was born and raised in Rhode Island, where she lives with her husband of a nine years, her 7 year old daughter, and an incredibly handsome bulldog. She loves food (but can't cook!), playing games, baking and sangria. She works in finance, and frequents all things kid related in Rhode Island. Though she is a full time working mom, she makes the most of the after work hours with her daughter by crafting and baking together, meeting princesses and attending Zoo School, and never turns down a play date. With all that, she still tries to make room for girls nights. She enjoys shopping for baby showers (a little too much maybe), party planning, and finding the perfect custom ETSY gift. She is the first to lend a helping hand, and goes above and beyond to nurture and care for the ones she loves.

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