It seems like there’s always some issue out there about who’s a good mother and who’s not. I usually encounter articles comparing working moms to stay-at-home moms with one or the other claiming they are the better moms. There are also those who compare styles of parenting – attachment parenting, intentional parenting, progressive parenting – the list goes on. I understand the need for comparison every now and then but I certainly don’t like it when it turns into a mom-bashing scenario.
If you’re a mom like me, I’m sure that at one point in your life you’ve questioned if you’re doing a good job as a mother. We certainly grew up with a perception of the “perfect mother”. However, does she really exist? I don’t think so. For today’s Thursday Inspirations, let me share this quote I found posted on Facebook.
I agree with this quote. How can we judge other moms for the way they raise their own kids? Do we want ourselves to be judged as well? What really gives us the right to criticize others and claim that our ways are better than theirs? Each one of us is unique and each family is different. What works for us might not work for others.
For me, as long as a mom truly, deeply loves her children and cares for them the best way she knows how, she’s a good mom. There is no perfect mom, no perfect household, no perfect children. The only thing we can do is to do our best.
There are no really perfect mothers. that is the reason why we have to understand them. This is a very inspiring post.