Tell me when you felt like a boss bitch

[Bossbitch]

I read a lot of threads on here about people feeling like they are struggling with parenting and most of the time I question whether I am enough for my children

But today, a rare occurrence. I was doing some DIY in the garage (which I never do but it’s dilapidated in there anyway so literally cannot make it any worse). It was going surprisingly well, I’m covered in dust and paint. DH can’t settle baby so I say to wrap him up and I’ll try to breastfeed, he’s teething and very fussy at the mo, but latches straight away and falls straight to sleep.

So I’m there, perched on a step ladder, in a freezing garage, breastfeeding , covered in god knows. And I feel like an absolute queen.

I never feel like this.

I would love to hear about times others felt like they absolutely nailed it 😊.

Legend

I personally feel I've nailed parenting whenever I leave the house and I've actually remembered to wipe my babies sick off my freshly washed outfit. That's a boss day for me

@whysoserious123 I feel that so much, or hair!

That is smashing it! Yesterday I prepped dinner whilst my 4 year old rode his bike out front (I can see him from the kitchen window) and my 1 year old pottered about in the living room. I then was able to read my book outside whilst both kids played and dinner cooked and got us all back in when the 3 things finished cooking at the same time. No one went missing and the food didn't burn 👊🏻

@ChairCareOh

WTF is a boss bitch?

I wondered that too

My mums comes once a week to look after baby so I can work.
Yesterday was the first time since he was born 6 months ago I've asked her to come so I can get some stuff done I've been wanting to do for ages. List was ready and waiting.

Baby has suddenly decided that 90min naps in his Moses basket are the way to go and by 9am yesterday I had done 2 things on my list and put the slow cooker on and my mum hadn't even arrived yet.

It felt amazing that as I was armed with a list and wanted to stuff done I just did it. Didn't procrastinate because I know she was coming, or because I expected baby to wake up.

I got and got it done and it felt soooo good!

@MsChatterbox ‘no one went missing’ 😂. Multitasking and fit in a bit of reading, nice!

I had one time - one - when I managed to wash my hair, put the bins out, and then go to newborn yoga.

I felt like I’d cracked motherhood.

Lockdown one was announced a week later so newborn yoga never happened again, and the bins and hair washing got sketchy after that too.

@MartinMartinMarti, @Bubbles1st

Motherhood does have a habit of bringing you back down with a thud, but feels like climbing Everest when it actually, rarely, all comes together.

@ChairCareOh, @TinLeaf

I’m just asking for parenting successes but….

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Xmas, one of my grown up sons lives abroad and hadn't been back for two years because of covid. Dinner produced, all three sat around the table laughing and chatting together. We've had some difficult times (I'm divorced, dysfunctional family background from childhood and unfortunately when I was very young and naive picked a rubbish father for them, so just me and my three boys) and I sat back, glass of wine in hand, just watching them feeling proud that I've produced these three men and they are all getting on together😍for a moment I felt like a great mum💕😊 so it doesn't only happen when your children are young👍😀

I tandem fed my DC. I felt a bit like that when I had my newborn son latched on on one side, and my 2.5 yo DD on the other, holding her brother's tiny hand while they fed.

@Mossstitch

Xmas, one of my grown up sons lives abroad and hadn't been back for two years because of covid. Dinner produced, all three sat around the table laughing and chatting together. We've had some difficult times (I'm divorced, dysfunctional family background from childhood and unfortunately when I was very young and naive picked a rubbish father for them, so just me and my three boys) and I sat back, glass of wine in hand, just watching them feeling proud that I've produced these three men and they are all getting on together😍for a moment I felt like a great mum💕😊 so it doesn't only happen when your children are young👍😀

This is lovely 🥰

Love this thread idea!

For me, it was when on holiday with DH, DD age 2 and a colicky DS age 10 weeks. DS had been non-stop crying for a long time and we had a table booked for 5pm to go out for tea. We were sat outside the restaurant and DH was saying we will have to give it a miss, DS is too upset. I latched DS on and he immediately settled and started dropping off, so I stood up and continued to feed him while we walked in. We got sat down and DS slept in my arms while we enjoyed a family meal together, which we very much needed after the intense newborn weeks.

DD was at a party, and had travelled there by car and it was a hot day, and the heat and car fumes made her suddenly feel sick and she threw up in the ball pool, but I caught all of the vomit i n my hands, and was able to get DD out to get some air and clean myself up, and the party carried on without disruption.

Managed to pump and feed at the same time, whilst preparing for a job interview and remember thinking I've got this!

The day my DD graduated from university, I gave her a lovely bracelet to celebrate the occasion. She then gave me a gift box, which opened to reveal a miniature mortar board. She said it was to mark all those years of me helping / pushing her with her studies, even when she didn't want to do them. That mortar board makes me feel great every time I see it perched on the bookcase - and makes me feel like a boss mama.

These are great 😊 my baby boy is only 8 weeks, I went for my first post-baby run a few days ago.. used to be a keen runner before I was pregnant. After about 2km, I stopped at a pretty spot on my old route, and cried, as the enormity of what my body has done hit me like a tonne of bricks. I grew a person, birthed them, and we are both still alive! (I was terrified of giving birth) I stood there, so hot, aching, so out of breath but the relief and strength I found in myself was amazing. Best boss bitch moment of my life maybe. Xo

@Mossstitch this sounds so lovely, you must’ve been so proud of them. You did that 😊

@GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal I’m in awe, mine ended up being too far apart to breastfeed together but I did worry about it when we first started trying.

@chocoholic250 I’m imagining the restaurant playing some sort of power song as you walked in in slow motion 😂

@DaisyWaldron seemless! Bodily fluids, no problem! My friend once caught all the sick in a crisp packet!

@WTF475878237NC sounds like you absolutely did have it! I could never get the hang of pumping and feeding at the same time let alone job interview prep on top!

@ShippingNews that is so lovely! Boss mama indeed

@sjxoxo isn’t it amazing what our bodies do, I bet it felt amazing, I’d have cried too

Should we all go and rule the world now?