Loved this piece, thank you so much for sharing. I wrote about this tendency to call myself a bad mother when my eldest was young and we were parenting in Northern Laos, but came at it from a slightly different angle. Love your take on it. https://lisamckaywriting.com/in-which-i-say-im-a-good-mother/
In my first years of parenting, I struggled to reconcile how I thought I’d feel about motherhood and how I actually felt about motherhood. I was convinced I’d enjoy it. It was excruciating not to. When I read this line from your newsletter: „A good mom was someone who did all those things, and enjoyed it,“ all of me shouted, „exactly!“ Such a comfort to have this deconstructed. Thank you!
Always grateful for your insights. I've always felt deficient as a Mom compared to those moms who have no greater happiness than to be there with their kids and whose best moments in life was giving birth.
Loved this piece, thank you so much for sharing. I wrote about this tendency to call myself a bad mother when my eldest was young and we were parenting in Northern Laos, but came at it from a slightly different angle. Love your take on it. https://lisamckaywriting.com/in-which-i-say-im-a-good-mother/
Well, here's my guilt explained! Thank you for sharing your insights.
In my first years of parenting, I struggled to reconcile how I thought I’d feel about motherhood and how I actually felt about motherhood. I was convinced I’d enjoy it. It was excruciating not to. When I read this line from your newsletter: „A good mom was someone who did all those things, and enjoyed it,“ all of me shouted, „exactly!“ Such a comfort to have this deconstructed. Thank you!
Always grateful for your insights. I've always felt deficient as a Mom compared to those moms who have no greater happiness than to be there with their kids and whose best moments in life was giving birth.
This book is on my TBR! Loved reading these thoughts and definitely resonated with the guilt of not always being 'fully present' as a mom.