I had a special moment watching Kaia want to express thanks to a friend. She wrote up a letter, found some great quotes and has been begging me to make cookies to take over to her. I was overwhelmed with gratitude for a daughter who truly cares for others. I thought for a while about why I can't always feel this way and then I posted the following on facebook. I really do believe this is true!
I
think as a mom, we doubt ourselves, see our own weaknesses, see our kids
troubles/weaknesses and blame ourselves so much that we really need to
take a moment, step back and look at the incredible beings that they are
becoming while struggling through life. I have found that when I focus
on those moments, when I'm really proud of my kids, it makes me feel
like I'm doing something that has made some
sort of a difference. It makes me have hope, patience, and it wards
off discouragement so much that I find it easier to stay calm through
those more frustrating parts of motherhood. I'm pretty sure most
mothers doubt themselves when they probably have a ton of other mothers
looking up to them wondering how they keep it all together. We need to
be less hard on ourselves!
1 comment:
I appreciated this thought the day you posted. My stress is raising kids in the world today, and often get so down with my "mistakes" as a mom. Great thought.
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