I am woman

I can cart two (large diaper bag sized) bags and a purse and a child with stroller through an airport.

I can take off our shoes and take out our portable DVD player and arrange this with all previous stuff to go through airport security

I can reassemble bags and child and huff it to my airport gate

I can survive 20 minutes of tantrums on an airplane about not wearing the seatbelt and...whatever else was going on in her brain until we finally took off.

I can hold a sleeping two year old, get a bag out with my foot, find a wallet and pay for a sandwich and eat it all with one hand.

I can dig out a book a read it with one hand - until my other arm fell asleep an hour later and in the shuffle - I woke up the toddler.

I can entertain a 2 year old for the rest of the flight - alright - my new portable DVD player might have helped - but I could have done it all by myself. I'm just glad I didn't have to.

I am mom. I can do hard things

And now I am tired.