One-Uppers

Ya know those people who are 'one-uppers'? When you say you threw up ten times a day when pregnant, they have to say they threw up eleven. You are pretty excited about an A you got but ironically they tell you that they got an A+. When you say you only got a few hours of sleep last night (you guessed it) they say they didn't get any. 

The 'one-upper' types have been brought to my attention lately so I wanted to write about someone I compete with; who I have always competed with.... Me. The only person I want to be better than is who I was yesterday. The only mom I need to compare myself to is the mom I once was. I want to be proud of how I progress and not try to focus on if other people are progressing at the same speed or not. There are a lot of people better than me at things and there probably a few people worse than me at things and those people should have nothing to do with how I see myself. 

That's my thoughts on the matter I guess. Other people's insecurities should have no pivotal role in my life. But, ya know, that's one of those things that's so much easier said than done. Don't try to fathom their securities, it's impossible, the A+ was probably a B they are covering. I just like to think it would be cool if we all won.

XO:

Ashlynn&Boston

BRONSON

but... on that note... we did have a really good weekend... if we were to compare we would have to say it was one of the best. we went to a 'popcorn movie' (any movie at a theater), made homemade pizza, had a sleepover with some of the cousins, woke up and went to the Halloween store, went to Willow Park to look at the animals and finished up the evening with a girls night with just us two at Firehouse devouring pasta and ice cream. I can't complain about life at all.