I have to say the hardest job I have ever had is being a mom. I am afraid that I could screw it all up- and the boys are real people so there is no do over. Scary. The toughest realization I have had about raising kids is that, as a parent, you are not in charge of their permanent marker. The mistakes that I make, the ones I pray they will forget, might be etched on their brains forever. That thought keeps me on my toes, most days. At the end of the day I think about the genius of the Beatles "All you need is Love" - even with all of the mistakes I am sure to make, they will know they are loved!