If feel like society gets so focused on then Mom of multiple kids that we forget the Mom of one needs help too.

Yesterday I went to a local MOPS meeting. My family has been battling sickness all month and we were finally better. No more sickness but Mommy is just exhausted. At the meeting we were to bring cookie to exchange, a white elephant gift and food other than cookie if we wanted. I make cookies and brought a gift.

I slept 5 hours the night before because my daughter’s sleep is off again. I get there I have her in one arm and the other has the tray of cookie and the gift. I’m walking through the parking lot and these two other mom coming running towards me. I was like “thank you Jesus.” They run. To a car in front of me and start asking another mom if she needs help. Can I take to stroller? Can I take your bag? What can we help you with? As I walked by they gave me a lol and a smile and went back to the mom with two kids in the stroller. No big deal. I get to the door and have to find a way to get the door open… with a room full of other Moms on the other side. No one came to help. I finally got the door open. No one asks do you need help. I’m sweating. Lol. I put my stuff down and take my daughter to child care for our meeting. Then smash two cups of coffee to try and wake up.

At the end of the meeting and cookie exchange I notice that only 3 of the two dozen cookies I made are gone. We haven’t been sick in a week and I wouldn’t have made cookies if I thought it would make anyone sick. Okie dokie. So then the same process of leaving happens the same as when I got there. I’m carrying all my mom stuff. People are rushing to help the Mom of 2. Normally I don’t care and I’m grateful to see it happen. But the whole meeting people were talking about how my family was just feeling better after a month of sickness and how strong I was for getting out of the house because I must be exhausted.

But no one ran to offer help. This stuff happens all the time because I only have one. I think we forget the Mom of 1 is struggling just as much to make things happen. We all need help.