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Sharing My Good & Honest Moments + GIVEAWAY #GoodandHonest #Motts

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We’ve all been there as parents. Those moments when you know you aren’t the perfect parent. Sometimes things don’t always go as planned so we have to just roll with it. We all have come up with our own little parenting hacks to help us get through the ups and downs of parenthood.  Mott’s understands that moms and dads work hard to be the best parents they can be, but sometimes in the balance of life, we falter and recognize that we can’t always be perfect. That’s why they recently launched the Good & Honest campaign with ads sharing some of life’s “parenting truths” moments to uplift parents, share a laugh and acknowledge we all improvise along the way.

Motts Good and Honest Ad 3

I got a laugh at this new campaign because I can totally relate. I am that mom who has made some extremely annoying toy disappear. My sanity is important after all. And I got to thinking of some of the ways I’ve improvised over the years. Here are some of my Good & Honest moments.

Song & Dance

I like to make up songs. When my eight year old was a baby, he cried, a lot. I found that singing to him, even with my terrible voice, helped soothe him. I didn’t know a lot of the words to popular lullabies (and some I found a bit creepy), so I made up my own fun lyrics. They never failed to make me laugh and help me get through a long and sleepless night. Often I couldn’t remember the words I came up with even the next day, but it didn’t matter.

I have continued with this tradition with all my kids, even as they have gotten older. If they are having a bad day or simply need a distraction, I will bust into a silly song and dance. I have no problems embarrassing myself and most of the time it works to make them smile. I think this helps me release stress as much as it helps them.

Child Labor 

I love taking a task that would normally be called a chore, and making it into something fun. Thankfully my youngest enjoys helping me out. Tasks like loading the dishwasher or doing the laundry are fun for him. Last week I caught Wes eyeing the sticks in the backyard. I suggested we pick them all up for daddy to help him out. He was a very enthusiastic helper and thought picking up sticks was a blast!

My ‘lil helper outside. Wes loves picking up sticks! #outdoors #springtime

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I wish I could say I’m a master at this still with my older kids who have figured out these tasks are actually chores, but I’m working on it.

Goodbye Artwork

I’ve learned the hard way that I can’t let my kids see me throw anything they’ve created away because it suddenly becomes their most prized possession. I admit I feel a little guilty discarding their artwork, but I really can’t keep it all. Out of sight, out of mind totally works. I’ve thrown away a ton of stuff they’ve never asked about, but I have to be stealth like when doing it. Folding it up, putting it in with other papers, shoving it to the bottom, all of them work. I just don’t make the mistake of leaving it on the top of the recycling bin unless I want a, “How could you?” kind of response followed by a wave of guilt.

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Mott’s celebrates parents everywhere who are doing the best they can every day for their kids.  Since 1842, Mott’s has proudly created delicious and nutritious products for adults and children and continues to provide “simple solutions” to meet the needs of today’s busy families with products like Mott’s Original, Mott’s for Tots, Mott’s Naturals Mott’s Juice drinks, Mott’s Healthy Harvest Sauce and Mott’s Snack & Go Applesauce Pouches. My kids are big fans of Mott’s Original apple juice, and I love to buy their natural applesauce with no additional sweeteners added.

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118 Comments

  1. Sometimes I babysit my nephew. I try to distract him so his parents can slip out unnoticed so he doesn’t start crying the instant they walk out the door. My nephew loves the “hot song” from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse so we usually have an episode ready to play when he arrives.

  2. My kids are 11 and 12. Up until a couple years ago, I got away with NOT changing the clocks on Daylight Savings day so they’d go to bed an hour earlier! I’d change it after they went to bed the next night. They had no idea! hahaha!

  3. I would tell little white lies about certain cartoon character or their favorite super hero and how they got strong by eating their veggies!

  4. Sometimes, really loud toys get their batteries put in backwards so they don’t work for a while…

  5. My nephew has friends who’ve been to Disney World and come back talking about it. Sometimes when I baby sit, I set up his stuffed animals, and tell him we’re all lined up to watch the Disney parade. Then I put on a YouTube video of one of the Disney parades, and he loves it! Next best thing to actually going I guess 😉

  6. We tend to slow down in the winter and with it getting darker early I tend to make dinner and do showers earlier and follow along their path to go to bed earlier too. That way they get in a little extra sleep but never know!

  7. When my stepsons were in elementary school, I made up a small chore chart.. make your bed up.. brush your teeth before bed.. turn off your lights.. etc. little stuff =) And when you didn’t do what you were supposed to do, the punishments were push ups, sit ups, jumping rope, etc.. Same thing for telling lies, fighting, etc. It let them get some activity in while still teaching a lesson. They thanked me a year or so later when they started getting big into sports =)

  8. well I learned you cant always be honest about things that kids ask you, but little lies don’t hurt a thing with my kids

  9. I’m a total sucker when it comes to my kids so I’m always embarrassing myself!! I take the cloth napkins when we’re out to dinner and put on my head and my son is happy until we eat! I’m sure the people around us are giving some strange looks our way!!

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