What I’ve learned from being a mother:
You can show your kid one path but you can’t force them to take it. Walk with them anyway.
You can give and give and give but they still may not be happy. Keep giving anyway.
You may not always feel the “love” but they were not made to love you. You were made to love them. So keep loving them. The rest will come.
They cannot be returned. You cannot get a refund. You cannot get another one. As much as you might like, you cannot throw them out the window. They are yours forever.
You get 97% trouble and 3% smiles. 
It’s ALL perfect but live for the smiles.
If they act like they hate you and only want to make things hard for you. You cannot get even. Love them through it.
Everything is a choice. You can choose to dwell on the sleepless nights, the throw up and the fact that they won’t do things as you like or you can choose to focus on the good times, the laughs, their beauty, and your love for them. One choice doesn’t enrich your life at ALL (in fact it will make you miserable) and the other allows you to live more freely. Choose wisely.
Sometimes you have to make two meals (this is not just about food). They may not always want to eat WHEN or WHAT you want to eat. Feed them anyway, it’s your job.
At the end of the day your job is to encourage and support them.Criticizing and discouraging does not help. 
Find a way to say what you mean from a place of love.
When you smile you get a smile back. When you are constantly frowning what do you expect?
And last but certainly not least, being a parent is amazing. 30 years from now you will never forget the day they were born and the overwhelming joy that came with them. It’s not always perfect but then that’s the beauty of it… Remember that and Enjoy it!
myrlove 