Being a stay-at-home mom makes me feel self-conscious. How can I value myself more?
Mom guilt: it’s a dreaded concept, and an unfortunate reality for most mothers. No matter what choices they’ve made regarding raising children and investing in their careers, women feel guilty. There seems to be no right answer, and there is definitely no perfect choice.
In today’s video, Leslie tackles the mom guilt monster and discusses ways for mothers to start feeling more secure in their decisions.
You’re feeling immense pressure because you’re the only mom your kids have, and you’re trying to be fully present for them–but you’re trapped in this guilt. In contrast, moms who work feel guilty for working. It’s like a catch-22.
If you’re a stay-at-home mom who’s struggling with guilt–perhaps you feel like you should be helping to support the family financially, or maybe you feel like you’re inadequate in comparison to your working friends–you have to allow yourself to become secure with your choices.
Or if you’re a working mom and having a job outside the home is what’s best for your family, we urge you to shed that guilt and be secure in the choices you’ve made for your family.
Being a mom is the hardest job, and it’s so easy to pressure yourself because no matter what, moms universally want to do the best they can at raising their kids.
Are you deeply fulfilled by the choices you’ve made as a mother? If you can honestly answer that you are, then work to feel confident in those choices. You’re living out your values and leaving a legacy for your children.
Moms, have you struggled with guilt? How did you overcome it? Was your spouse supportive of your decisions? We would love to read your stories.
nice post. what’s your opinion that a mom just only busy with their own business?
It’s a very good topic, while I’m struggling with it too. Before getting married, I was a worker and when I delivered baby just spare for two months I was actually getting back to track to work. But, there’re so many ways to stop myself to work and many things distracted me from it, first my parents weren’t supporting enough to babysit my child, and second I didn’t want to confide to other person for babysitting. I think myself without working is less value, but my child still needs me
my mom is a great mother, she raised me, my brother and sister with all her heart.
so, we had a nice personality and make other family envy with us.
but behind what others look, no one know how struggled my mom..
thanks for sahring
I’m happy to see this article
thank youb
good article
What do most people usually think about this?