I’m Calling Strength

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Step aside, I’m packing a powerful punch with this outlook

Every once in a while my inner social worker tries to work her way up to the forefront.  I generally try to keep her closeted because despite being the precious bleeding heart that she is, the darn girl never made me any money and I just don’t have a whole of opportunity to use her right now in between diaper changes.  Maybe someday we’ll reunite in full, but lately, I’ve just been mentally harkening back to the Strengths-based Perspective, a basic hallmark of any social work practice.  In short, it seeks to draw out people’s strengths and build from there.

I love this concept.  It’s full of empowerment, hope and seeking to meet people where they are at–never bad things in my book.  I decided it might be time to throw a little of this perspective at my life.  It’s all about how you look at things, right?

When the laundry is overflowing by the washing machine and there is a questionable rank odor eminating from the pile, I going to feel great that I’ve just managed to get all most of the dirty crap down to the basement.  At least it’s semi-contained, right? I’m calling strength.

That nasty pile of bills looming on my kitchen counter?  Hey, at least I remembered to get the mail.  Moreover I remembered and I actually forced myself to venture the whole way out to the mailbox.  It’s subzero conditions outside, people.  I’m calling strength.

I can only successful change my wildly wriggling daughter’s poopy diaper by holding her down with my leg and screaming “The Wheels on the Bus” at the top of my lungs?  Go me for finding a way to multi-task in music time and my exercise.  I’m calling strength.

I crash in exhaustion on the couch every night after the kids are finally in bed and feel like a rockstar if I actually make it up past 9pm?  It’s very positive that I have myself on such a nice, regular schedule.  Shaking things up by staying up to watch Downton Abbey “live” could be such dicey territory.  I’m calling strength.

Chicken and fries AGAIN for dinner?  Go with potatoes being a veggie and I’m acing out two major food groups here.  Plus, not all nuggets are the same shape, so my kids are learning important lessons about diversity. I’m calling strength.

I’m calling strength.  You in?

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Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

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