Mummy super hero friend

Today’s post is dedicated to my friend who is a mummy and also happens to be superwoman.

I literally have absolutely no idea how she does it.

She isn’t a fake super mummy either.

We all know the fake super mummy, she is the one at baby groups claiming she is the best parent in the whole wide world and that her baby sleeps through the night, eats all of the delicious home cooked meals she provides and has already started composing his own symphony and will shortly be writing and will be published in all of the top journals.

Avoid this type of mother at all costs. She keeps up this pretence to make you feel bad and in return herself feel better.

Oh no, my friend is the real deal. And the funniest part is that she has no idea how awesome she is.

Her children aren’t perfect (whose are?) they do not eat all of her dinners, they don’t always do as they are told on the first time of asking yet there is no doubt that she is superwoman. She is meticulously organised, I try to keep the full scale of my disorganised life under wraps as much as possible for fear of scaring her.

She makes mistakes when parenting but who doesn’t? Just for the record if you think you don’t make mistakes you are the mother I have mentioned above. Eeek!

The thing that makes her a super mummy is that she learns from her mistakes. She works, raises the children, takes them on fun outings, keeps her house immaculately clean and tidy (even mid-week) and looks after her partner and step children.

She puts everyone else’s needs before her own. She always remembers birthdays, holidays and events in your life and makes you feel important and cared about.

It’s good to have goals and something to work towards. Kirsty is my mummy goal. I don’t even care that I will never have her full super mum powers. I just like gleaning hints and tips to transform me into a mini super mummy. Best of all I enjoy being able to count her as my friend. I know I could call her up in the middle of the night in an emergency and hope she knows she could do the same with me.

I know you don’t view yourself as superwoman but you amaze me and I think you absolutely rock at parenting.

There are so many people out there waiting to put you down yet boosting you up is rare. Who is your mummy hero? Do they know? Tell them that you admire them and make their day. It is often the quiet ones who don’t boast about their super powers who are in fact super and have no idea.