does anyone else feel it, or is it just me? you know what i mean....the crazy competition that begins the moment that you conceive, really.
everyone seems to have an opinion on the "right" way to do things.... the debate between working mommies vs. the stay-at-home mommies, store bought baby food vs. homemade, organic vs. not, breastfed vs formula, epidural vs natural birth.....don't even get me started on the kid milestones (who is walking, talking, crawling, etc.).
why does everyone care so much about what everyone else is doing? why do we feel the need sometimes to be "right" about the way that we are raising our kids? is it because we are all afraid to admit that we are all just figuring it out as we go along, that we know we will make countless mistakes by the time our children are raised and we just need to know that we are not screwing it up in the beginning? mommies with older kids, does this crazy competition thing with other moms continue as your children grow?
this video is funny. seriously funny....and sort of sad at the same time, don't ya think?
come on. we all know one mom like this, right? maybe you can even admit that you are "that mom". has anyone had an encounter like this?
why can't we all just respect that everyone has different needs, every child is different and that we all make our own individual choices based on what works for us or what is important for us. is there really a "right" way to do things?
i think we should all take a moment to stop.
go on (yes, you).
now take a really big breath.
exhale.
now give yourself the permission to accept that the choices you have made for you and your family are wonderful for you.....and equally fantastic are the choices someone else has made for themselves.
it's okay.
nothing more to see here. move along.
after all, wouldn't this world be a pretty boring place if we were all the same?
everyone seems to have an opinion on the "right" way to do things.... the debate between working mommies vs. the stay-at-home mommies, store bought baby food vs. homemade, organic vs. not, breastfed vs formula, epidural vs natural birth.....don't even get me started on the kid milestones (who is walking, talking, crawling, etc.).
why does everyone care so much about what everyone else is doing? why do we feel the need sometimes to be "right" about the way that we are raising our kids? is it because we are all afraid to admit that we are all just figuring it out as we go along, that we know we will make countless mistakes by the time our children are raised and we just need to know that we are not screwing it up in the beginning? mommies with older kids, does this crazy competition thing with other moms continue as your children grow?
come on. we all know one mom like this, right? maybe you can even admit that you are "that mom". has anyone had an encounter like this?
why can't we all just respect that everyone has different needs, every child is different and that we all make our own individual choices based on what works for us or what is important for us. is there really a "right" way to do things?
i think we should all take a moment to stop.
go on (yes, you).
now take a really big breath.
exhale.
now give yourself the permission to accept that the choices you have made for you and your family are wonderful for you.....and equally fantastic are the choices someone else has made for themselves.
it's okay.
nothing more to see here. move along.
after all, wouldn't this world be a pretty boring place if we were all the same?
