People say that housewives should have the __2__ to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and __3__ every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to upset me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So when I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I __4__ feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many __5__ attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the __6__ that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the __7__ one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it __8__. Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,“Thank you so much for always bringing __9__ drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also __10__ class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough drinks for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could __11__ remember how many kids were in the class. But her appreciation taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) __12__ mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I provided something to drink. And I think that’s just as important.
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