Please forgive me as I have sinned. It’s been a rough 24 hours and I’ve slipped on the “perfect mommy” scale.

• Last night I used trickery to get my son to eat green vegetables. I put on such a song and dance, you’d have thought he was getting an ice cream sundae.

• Today I let him watch way too much television. Play with me Sesame, Dora the Explorer, Little Einsteins, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Wonder Pets… oh.my.god. I cannot believe I have already named 5 shows.

• I neglected to put his pacifiers out of sight during the day and he must have had one in his mouth 80% of the time.

• I fed him too many graham crackers because I didn’t want to deal with his whining and was too lazy to distract him.

• We were out past his bedtime and he fell asleep in the car so I did not give him a bath or change him into PJ’s. (Don’t worry - I did change his diaper!)

Tomorrow is a new day. I already have big plans for us to enjoy a fun and healthy day together so tonight, I can sleep well and not feel guilty.