http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/11/04/how-do-you-rate-your-performance-as-a-mom/ a real look at a 20 something mom Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:42:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=500 http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/11/04/how-do-you-rate-your-performance-as-a-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-6887 Erykah Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:54 +0000 http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/?p=1423#comment-6887 theres a wonderful book i read called "breaking the good mom myth" http://www.alyson.ca/breaking-the-good-mom-myth.html i highly recomend this to all moms young and old. we need to let go of the idea of perfect. there is no perfect. you strive to give your kids your all, and thats all that is required. we can be our own worst enemies and believe me the kids pick up on this and will play out behavior accordingly. give yourself a pat on the back. youre really doing alot better than you give yourself credit for. theres a wonderful book i read called “breaking the good mom myth” http://www.alyson.ca/breaking-the-good-mom-myth.html i highly recomend this to all moms young and old. we need to let go of the idea of perfect. there is no perfect. you strive to give your kids your all, and thats all that is required. we can be our own worst enemies and believe me the kids pick up on this and will play out behavior accordingly. give yourself a pat on the back. youre really doing alot better than you give yourself credit for.

]]> http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/2009/11/04/how-do-you-rate-your-performance-as-a-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-6867 Yakini Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:09 +0000 http://www.theyoungmommylife.com/?p=1423#comment-6867 I read the article over at WorkingMothers.com (but was too lazy to sign up for an account and thus didn't leave a comment) and can definitely relate. No matter how great a job we are doing (and the evidence is usually overwhelming!) as moms we so often doubt ourselves, don't we? I chuckled when you talked about making small mistakes but feeling like you may have scarred your child for life. I know what you mean! I guess the most important thing to stay mindful of is just as you had indicated - when the children are smiling and laughing and well-fed and smart and appropriately clothed - we should give ourselves a pat on the back, because that in itself speaks volumes! :-) I read the article over at WorkingMothers.com (but was too lazy to sign up for an account and thus didn’t leave a comment) and can definitely relate. No matter how great a job we are doing (and the evidence is usually overwhelming!) as moms we so often doubt ourselves, don’t we? I chuckled when you talked about making small mistakes but feeling like you may have scarred your child for life. I know what you mean! I guess the most important thing to stay mindful of is just as you had indicated – when the children are smiling and laughing and well-fed and smart and appropriately clothed – we should give ourselves a pat on the back, because that in itself speaks volumes!

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