http://halalamama.com/2009/07/11/baby-graces/ life, faith, and motherhood in an American / African family Fri, 18 May 2012 12:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://halalamama.com/2009/07/11/baby-graces/comment-page-1/#comment-193 parenting BY dummies Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:59:13 +0000 http://halalamama.com/?p=767#comment-193 Think this bad mom/good mom issue is a rebellion of some moms to the super mom ideal that we are all familiar with. Think many moms feel a lot of pressure to be the school volunteer, the healer, the helper, the chef, the driver, the counselor, not to mention the employee of the month with a successful career. People like myself have come to realize it's just not possible to be the best at every single one of these tasks and are not afraid to admit it. But, at the same time there remains the guilt that you are assigned at the hospital the day first baby is born, that makes you feel a little inadequate, a little bad, for not being able to be the best in every single realm of life. For me, I don't really say I'm a bad mom, I'm more of a wish-I-woulda-made-a-different-choice-mom. I know my weaknesses, I try to improve daily, but some days I really just feel outsmarted by my kids. And, sadly, my ability to parent effectively has been questioned more than once via my blog, so apparently it is ok for others to judge. I don't, and you probably don't, but others do. Anyway, nice blog you have going here; very thought provoking ideas. Thanks for sharing:) Think this bad mom/good mom issue is a rebellion of some moms to the super mom ideal that we are all familiar with. Think many moms feel a lot of pressure to be the school volunteer, the healer, the helper, the chef, the driver, the counselor, not to mention the employee of the month with a successful career. People like myself have come to realize it’s just not possible to be the best at every single one of these tasks and are not afraid to admit it. But, at the same time there remains the guilt that you are assigned at the hospital the day first baby is born, that makes you feel a little inadequate, a little bad, for not being able to be the best in every single realm of life. For me, I don’t really say I’m a bad mom, I’m more of a wish-I-woulda-made-a-different-choice-mom. I know my weaknesses, I try to improve daily, but some days I really just feel outsmarted by my kids. And, sadly, my ability to parent effectively has been questioned more than once via my blog, so apparently it is ok for others to judge. I don’t, and you probably don’t, but others do. Anyway, nice blog you have going here; very thought provoking ideas. Thanks for sharing:)

]]> http://halalamama.com/2009/07/11/baby-graces/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Marinka Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:17:34 +0000 http://halalamama.com/?p=767#comment-190 He is so beautiful. And after the Wonder Woman babysitting experience that you had, you should enjoy every second with him. Standing on you. He is so beautiful. And after the Wonder Woman babysitting experience that you had, you should enjoy every second with him. Standing on you.

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