Bad Moms

I have been meaning to watch the movie 'Bad Moms' for ages now. However, due to some words used in the movie I couldn't watch it with a toddler in the house. He is almost three and learns everything said in front from of him. Today he was at the palycentre and I finally watched the movie.

I must say it is a funny, emotional and light hearted movie. If you are a mom you can totally relate to it on every level. Personally, I don't use swear words but it was hilarious to see how everyone can express so many emotions by using just one word in the movie.

The movie shows three different moms who have their own ways of raising their kids. They all have different lives and problems they deal with on daily basis. They all are doing the best they could with the skills and knowledge they have about raising children.

It is hilarious to see how they get tired of pretending to have everything figured out and decide to be 'Bad Moms'. As a mom I could relate to the movie on so many levels. How kids become your priority and how you would do anything to protect your little one. But sometimes it's ok to take a break and spend sometime with yourself or your partner or your girlfriends.

I myself struggle with this a lot. It's hard for me to leave my kids and go out. I start to feel guilty and as soon as I walk out the door I cannot stop thinking about them. I have named it 'mommy syndrome'. However I am lucky to have a husband how pushes me out the door every now and then to go out and have some me time. And it's very important for me to have that 'me time' to put things back into perspective.

Kids teach you so many things - how to be selfless, how to multi task, how to be a kid and an adult at the same time and how to sacrifice everything for someone you love and not expect anything in return. These are really hard things to do.

Sometimes I don't want to wake up early, cook, do washing, be the entertainer or the play buddy. But even when I have had the hardest of the days my son would look at me and say 'I love you mumma'. It makes me realise it's just a phase and enjoy it while you are your kid's world. They will grow up and they do very fast.

Kids don't come with a manual and we as parents don't have a degree in being a GOOD PARENT. The movie captures this so beautifully with a dialogue towards the end 'when I think I have figured my kids out, they grow up and I have to start from zero again'.

If you haven't watched Bad Moms yet, I would recommend watching the movie. Mind you don't watch it with your kids around ;D