You’re not the perfect parent. There. I said it.
No one can be the perfect parent, including you. And while it’s great to try and be the best parent you can be, it’s not great to beat yourself up every time you make a mistake. Parenting mistakes are going to happen- you’re going to stifle a tantrum by shoving an order of french fries into the back seat and at some point you’ll probably end an argument with “Because I said so, THAT’S why!”
It’s good for your children to see that you’re not perfect. Can you imagine the pressure if they thought they had to live up to a perfect mom or dad? How stressful would that be?!
So here’s the challenge: Stop. Exhale. You’re doing a good job. Let yourself be perfectly imperfect.
4 comments:
This post gets a "hip hip hooray!" It's so true that trying to put on an act of perfection as a parent does immensely stress out the child!
Great post!
xo,
Casey
www.blondebargainbabe.com
Thanks for your cheer, Casey!
I think I'm the very best parent for my one little girl. Keeping that in mind, there's no need to be perfect!
<3 I'm awesome at setting a great example of being imperfect. ;)
Post a Comment