On Mommy (Parent) Guilt
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Mom guilt is so real life ya'll. And I feel like when we added little boy to the party it only amplified. I mean everything amplified because I had a serious case of Postpartum Anxiety (another story for another time). But now that the proverbial dust has settled the mommy guilt has also settled in hard core.
I love spending time with my kids. But sometimes they make me crazy. And sometimes I have less than stellar parenting moments because of it. And then when I get a short break from them I feel bad for leaving them with others. Or I feel bad for spending any time on myself. Because there is ALWAYS something else that could be getting done. Laundry, meal prep, cleaning. ANd for somebody who is pretty self proclaimed type A - the chaos is pretty rough on top of all the guilty feelings.
And then there is the whole working parent thing. And/or 2 working parent things. And what that means societally, personally etc. I personally really enjoy my job and I really enjoy spending time with adults. But I also really miss my kids. But when I'm home with them alone several days in a row I can't WAIT to get back to work where I get to pee by myself and use my brain in a very different way. And then I feel bad about that.
I don't know where I'm going with all of this except to say that you mommies and daddies and babas etc out there who are feeling this crushing sense of "I can never give enough in any area of my life" I see you, I feel you, I'm living it. And/or if any of you out there have any strategies for minimizing the guilt - I'd love to hear them.
Because look at these beautiful faces...
...they deserve my best me, and I'm pretty sure the me that feels guilty all the time isn't my best.
Be Brave!