Have you ever been mad at all the things you HAVE to do for your family? Until this past spring, at times, I would get mad at the things I had to do for my family: Why do I have to make breakfast? Why do I have to find clothes for girls? Why do I have to take care of these people? Is it because I’m a woman?!! Mind you, I would keep these thoughts to myself, and instead, start a fight with my husband over something small like dishes It wasn’t until I was apart of @dramberthornton @balancedworkingmama retreat when I started to discover the exact areas that were lacking balance in my life, discovered my triggers, and realized I needed to address the underlying things that were bothering me The retreat empowered me to share how I was feeling with my husband He straight up was like, “you like to do everything” My face ------> 😳 Initially I was taken aback but when I really listened, he was essentially saying he is MORE THAN CAPABLE AND HAPPY to do more things for the family but “You like things a certain way” and “I DON’T want to be micromanaged, so I let you do it” 💡 And that’s when I started asking myself: “yoo, did I really perpetuate these feelings?!!”.... This home dynamic makes total sense now and I need to change it! So after some periodic venting, getting ideas from my mama friends, reading books, listening to podcasts, google, and lots and lots of prayer I can say I’ve fully accepted my role as a mom and I now enjoy all the things I GET to do for my family It came down to: 1️⃣Having better communication and strategizing with my spouse on what needs to get done 2️⃣Pin pointing the family tasks I don’t mind having done his way...(bathtime is all you, boo) 3️⃣And embracing, leaning-in, and getting creative about the tasks I do enjoy doing for my family At the end of the day, I have to create the life I want, nobody will do it for me, not even my loving husband, so if I am particular, I need to be strategic about how it will happen Anyway, can you relate to any part of this? #momrealness #momstruggles #momgrowth .