Mothers are often hard on themselves and feel like they're not good enough. Here's what to do when you feel like an inadequate parent. Dropping the ball and picking it back up.
In my home, socks are unmatched. The laundry is dirty. Cheese sandwiches can be dinner. There days that are spent indoors even though the sun begs us to come outside.
I talk about my ongoing recovery as a perfectionist. I write articles about how it’s okay to swear in front of our kids and why it’s okay if we aren’t always present with our kids. I’ve shared stories about how I’ve broken down, yelled at my kids, didn’t bathe them for days, let them have ample screen time, rewarded them with food even though I am prone to emotional eating.
I post countless social media posts about how we need to stop striving to be supermoms. I’m the one who tells other moms that it’ll all work out somehow, that loving them unconditionally and supporting them with the best of our abilities is what matters. I surround myself with positive vibes. I follow, read and consume fellow moms bloggers who believe the same thing.
That idea that I’m not hard on myself was what I lived and breathed. Then came the day where it all came crumbling down.
