Literal Mom of the Week - Helene

Hands full?  Yes.  But better than having empty arms and a broken heart.

 

It's not hard to see why Helene at I'm Living Proof earns this week's Literal Mom of the Day feature.  See, because that's her quote up there.  It's her tagline to her blog. 

And what better testament to the truth of motherhood than that line. 

 

One hallmark of a Literal Mom is her tiger status if someone tries to hurt her child.  A Literal Mom is well aware of exactly who her child is, but if someone attacks, look out.  This post from Helene shows her ferocious tiger spirit.  I am in awe of her courage to write it.  But I'm so glad she did because it NEEDED to be said. 

Something Helene completely understands is the push and pull feelings of "how much is too much time with the kids" and "how much is not enough."  She captures it beautifully here.  Because, friends, there are days where we give every last ounce of our energy to them and they would still want more.  It's the nature of the job. 

She also recognizes how lonely and tired a Literal Mom can feel and how much one small kindness can help after a tough day. 

She's darned funny!  Which is, of course, a requirement of surviving parenthood!  One thing she's brilliant at is using her own children's quotes to remind us of how funny kids are (because some days they don't seem that funny to us, do they?)

And she captures, so beautifully, the nostalgia we feel when we watch our babies grow up and realize how much we miss their babyhood. 

So head over to Helene and read about why she's living proof God has a sense of humor.   You'll be happy you did.  Become a follower too, for goodness' sake - show her some love!  She has 2 sets of twins.  We think WE'RE tired?  Hardly. 

Would you like to be a Literal Mom of the Day this summer? Become a subscriber and tell me with a comment. I've given you 4 easy options to subscribe in the sidebars - RSS, Google Friend Connect, email subscription and by Typepad subscription. It's that simple. I'm truly enjoying this project and showcasing all of the Literal Moms out there.

Comments

[Angel]

I have followed Helene for a while now and love reading her blog. As a sister to a set of female twins I see so much of one of them in Bella. I have seen her tiger side as well, cause well some people are just ignorant and cruel..I love her and am so glad to meet you through her..

[Helene]

Missy, thank you so much for this opportunity!!!!!! Loved this post!!!

[Missy]

Thank you for coming over, Angel!  Happy to meet you too!

[Betsy at Zen Mama]

Thanks for the tip! I'll head over and see Helene right now.

[January]

Helene is one of my favourite bloggers of all time! She RULES. Thanks for this post....I got to read some posts of hers that I haven't had a chance to before...and as usual they made me laugh out loud.

[Kimberly]

I love Helene. She never fails to crack a smile on my face.

[Twin Possible]

I love Helene. I can relate to her SO much. I'd be thrilled to be one of your liberal moms this Summer. I always tell it like it as, and actually since I have had my twins I have become much more outspoken and like a mama bear to her cubs. Nobody gets away with bupkis when it comes to my spawn, lol.

I have had many situations that have sparked this in me, sometimes with crazy results, but we protect our own. It's our job. Feel free to contact me at [email protected]

I am a new follower. Glad to have found ya.

xoxo Shelly

http://www.twinpossible.com/blog

[Mercy]

I love Hellen's writing. Of all the blogs I read, hers is usually the one I read first. I think yours is interesting too and will add it to my list.

[CrazyDreamer]

Loved your last blog Helene!

[Natalie]

Helene was one of the first bloggers that I stalked...I mean followed. She is such an inspiration to moms who are real and not afraid to say when being a mom sucks (and sometimes it does!).

Great choice!