{"id":27543,"date":"2021-02-24T10:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=27543"},"modified":"2021-02-28T21:11:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T01:11:56","slug":"struggles-of-motherhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/struggles-of-motherhood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Struggles of Motherhood: No Mom Is Perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have school-age children and are dealing with the struggles of motherhood? Do you have a fear of inadequacy when you compare yourself to other moms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The struggles of motherhood, especially during the school-age years, are demanding. You\u2019re faced with a slew of paperwork, events, and demands on your time, and no matter how much you give, other moms seem to be giving more and doing better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how you can deal with the struggles of motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Struggles of Motherhood<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you get past the baby stage and you\u2019re a seasoned mother, there\u2019s more bad news: You experience the struggles of motherhood general. Being a mom, especially during the school-age years, is demanding. You\u2019re faced with a slew of paperwork, events, and demands on your time, and no matter how much you give, other moms seem to be giving more and doing better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy to feel like you\u2019re falling short, missing out, and not doing as good a job as other moms. But comparing yourself to other moms and families is a recipe for feelings of guilt and fear of inadequacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hollis experienced these negative feelings because, as a working mom whose life is a juggling act, she wasn\u2019t as present at school activities as other moms. She tried to make up for it by volunteering as much as she could, but still felt she wasn\u2019t doing enough and the struggles of motherhood got her down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She came to the realization that to be a successful mom, she didn\u2019t have to be like any other mom; loving her children and doing the best she can is all she or any other mother can do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, what made her \u201cdifferent\u201d in the eyes of her kids will make her cool and unique later. She decided that she and her family were doing \u201cpretty good,\u201d and pretty good is better than trying to fake perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parent in Your Own Way<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The author shares the lessons she learned in the hopes of uplifting other mothers who are experiencing the same struggles of motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n