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I have a confession. I watch Oprah. I really enjoy most of her topics, however I don't agree with most of her viewpoints. Sometimes I check her site to see what the topics will be for the week. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a section that said "Be on the show" and then underneath "tell us how you like staying at home with your kids." Being the chicken that I am I sent an email to my playgroup friends telling them to send in an email and maybe they could be on the show.
Today was an especially difficult day for me in the world of motherhood. I'm tired of cleaning up everyone's pee! Seriously, if I have to change any more crib sheet from Will peeing through his diaper or clean any more peepee accidents from Caroline I'm going to go insane! Every now and then I have days where I go through the entire day feeling so sorry for myself and think how did I get here.

The second half of the Oprah show today was about how a mom of 4 was involved in a horrible plane crash that left her horribly burned. A mom was selected to be on the show that had written an email to Oprah about how she hated staying at home and that if she plays with playdough anymore she will kill herself. Well, they flew her to Utah to spend a day with the burn victim. It was touching. It was exactly what I needed and it helped me to get things back into perspective again.

The next time I start sulking in my misery of not being able to get the laundry done I'm going to think back to this courageous mom who is burned all over her body and can't even pick up her own kids.
Here is a video of the mom who sent in an email about hating motherhood meeting the mom who is burned:
Oprah video

I'm challenging myself this week to embrace my sweet children and remind myself that this time is flying by and to really be in the moment. My days are numbered.