Does Anyone Else.....

Image via WikipediaDoes anyone else get annoyed when someone refers to being a Mom as "the hardest job in the world"?

When did being a Mom become a "job"? I don't think of my kids as WORK. Nor do I want my kids to think they were "work" for me. 

My "jobs" are blogging, writing and making money for the home. Our family jobs are cleaning, laundry, paying bills, cooking, shoveling snow, mowing the lawn, getting gas in the car, etc.

My role in life is that of MOM. Is it easy? Hell no. Is it harder than anything else I've ever done in my entire life. Um, YE-AH. But I'm tired of people telling me I have the hardest "job" in the world.  My kids are not "work" and I'm sick of people telling me I should think of them that way.

I bitch and moan about things, sure. Who doesn't? It's not always fun times when you're a parent. But by no means is it a "job" to me. All kidding aside, my kids are truly an amazing gift to me. Sometimes my sarcasm might lead others to believe I am a terrible mother, but jokes aside, I sacrificed a lot to be home with my kids and to raise them. But I never, ever considered it a "job" or "work". It's who I AM. I AM a MOM.

I don't always do the right things with them. However, I'm trying to be a good mother by putting in the time and effort, teaching them right from wrong and preparing them to be able to make choices for themselves when I'm not there to tell them what they should decide to do. Do I love every moment of it, NO. Because my kids are four and two and it's hard to teach them as their attention spans are that of a Gnat. And that's on a good day.

Does anyone else feel the same way? That being a Mom isn't a job? Is it hard, for sure. I think Oprah started some kind of craze, calling it the hardest job in the world. For me, she's wrong. It's not a job for me. I take it much more seriously than that.

I enjoy compliments. So if you want to compliment me, let me know I'm raising my kids well and congrats to being a hardcore MOM. Tell me you understand it's hard to be a good MOM and raise good kids. But please, don't tell me I've got the hardest job in the world. It's not a compliment in my eyes. Sorry Oprah.