I’m Gonna Like Me

I'm gonna like me when I roll out of bed,
From my ugly square feet,
to my wild bed head.

I'm gonna like me when my fat pants are tight.

When not an item in my closet

seems to fit me just right.

I'm gonna like me when I'm on top of my game.

When I wear lipstick, when I'm witty,

when I'm the far opposite of lame.

I'm gonna like me when I forget about the van's hatch
then close the garage door

leaving our swagger wagon's backside all scratched.

I'm gonna like me when I laugh really loud.

And sound less like a human,

and more like a clown.

I'm gonna like me when I'm the "World's Best Mom".
When we dance in the toy room
and the kids think I'm da'bomb.

I'm gonna like me when I have one of those days.

When I'm impatient. Inadequate.

And wish my worries away.

I'm gonna like me when I'm a good friend.

When I send a card, make a phone call.

When I'm there 'till the end.

I'm gonna like me when we happen to lose touch,

because even if not talking

I think of them much.

I'm gonna like me when I've reason to be proud.

When I've done a good job,

when the cheering gets loud.

I'm gonna like me when I land flat on my face.
When I stumble,
and I struggle to even finish the race.

I'm gonna like me when I speak outta turn.

When I share when I shouldn't.

Someday. I'll learn.

I'm gonna like me when I rock as a wife.

Supportive. Flirty.    

A companion for life.

I'm gonna like me when we don't see eye to eye.

When there's a misunderstanding,

or only a 50% try.

I'm gonna like me when the dinner's so gross

that we set it aside

and eat cereal or toast.

I'm gonna like me when my best's not that good.
When no matter how hard I try
it's just not as it should.

I'm gonna like me at the end of the day.

When I put on pajamas, take off make-up,

and kneel down to pray.

"I'm gonna like me because I'm loved and I know it

and liking myself

is the best way to show it."

"I'm gonna like me I already do!

But enough about me.

How about you?"

I'm gonna like YOU

in sunshine and rain.

So I recommend that

you like you too!

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Blog idea comes  from the children’s book
“I’m Gonna Like Me” by Jamie Lee Curtis & Laura Cornell.
Have you read it? If not, I suggest you do.
It’s one of our favorites.