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There are certain activities I would change if I ever “make it” in life.

If I make it financially, I will no longer be creating $40 meal plans.

If I make it on my blog, I will be test-driving a Mercedes.

If I make it as a homemaker, all of our laundry will be washed, folded and put away in one day. (Or I’ll fully accept that is just never going to happen and change my homemaking goal.)

As moms, we’re continually striving to make it as great moms and often compare ourselves to other moms in the process. It’s easy to think we haven’t made it because our tubs are dirty or we’re not pulling hot cookies out of the oven.

But recently, my daughter made me realize I’ve made it as a mom – for now.

She’s been caring for her favorite stuffed animals by pretending to change diapers, feed snacks and comfort them by gently patting their backs.

She mimics the actions she believes communicate love. And all this time, I thought they went unnoticed and unappreciated.

Maybe someday she will switch from Winnie the Pooh to, ya know, an actual human being.

But for today, I’ve made it because my daughter knows she’s loved. And right now, there’s nothing else I want her to know.

Now maybe I should fold that last pile of clothes since today is the fifth day of laundry “day.” I’m not even close on that one.

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