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Allthefun81 · 28/12/2022 10:52

Please stop comparing myself to others. Common niggles include;

  • I'm not a morning person. I spend so much energy wishing I was and feeling 'less than' because anything before 10am quite literally makes me feel sick. I want to own being a night owl..
  • My kids are amazing as they are. Why do I get that sinking in the pit of the stomach feeling when others tell me what their kids are up to? Why can't I separate from what I see as my failures? Ie i don't have enough time / energy to really invest in child B's hobby so they might become an expert/ champion at it
  • My body will not look like it did when I was 28 (last time I can remember just grabbing a dress and out!) I have weight on my tummy, an enormous bust but keep fit - I must embrace this figure...
  • I will never reach the end of the to-do list. Free time will only ever be free-ish as I'll always have things to do / go back to.

I have the husband & job I'd dreamed of, healthy kids & family (obviously some dark corners as exists everywhere but on the whole we're ok) so how do I stop floating off in all the other directions telling myself I'm not good enough? Any tips on how you've nipped this in the bud?

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tinselvestsparklepants · 28/12/2022 10:56

Your body is amazing because it does the things you need it to - and gave you children.

Your children are amazing because they are their own people, not just hot housed mini mes.

Getting up early is overrated.

I have a lovely family, career etc. I'm damn lucky.

Etc. and repeat until it's your brain's default position.

Allthefun81 · 28/12/2022 11:32

tinselvestsparklepants · 28/12/2022 10:56

Your body is amazing because it does the things you need it to - and gave you children.

Your children are amazing because they are their own people, not just hot housed mini mes.

Getting up early is overrated.

I have a lovely family, career etc. I'm damn lucky.

Etc. and repeat until it's your brain's default position.

Like a mantra

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LlynTegid · 28/12/2022 11:56

Try gradually going to bed a bit earlier, and at a consistent time. You may end up not being a morning person, but at least being able to function say at 9am not 10am.

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