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worriedmum224 · 28/07/2021 02:04

You are not a bad mum for losing it and yelling sometimes (or feeling the urge to spank). You are probably over-tired, over-worked, under appreciated. Most of us yell without meaning to, because we are so exhausted. I know some beautiful mums who have lost it and even spanked their children once or twice. yes they regretted it. yes they were at the end of their tether.

You are not a bad mum for using screen time. Unless you have an amazing, continual support roster you're probably going to need to use it to just give yourself a break, even for 10 minutes. Even if you don't, don't judge other mums. A bit of screen time will not hurt them.

You're not a bad mum for not enjoying motherhood. The messages we get about it are false. Everyone's situation is different therefore some will enjoy it and some won't. It's ultimately a tiring, montonous, unpredictable thing and it's okay to not like it. We are not all mums in a huggies ad.

You're not a bad if you're a single mum, a mum struggling with mental illness, a mum who forgot to brush her children's teeth, always give them organic food, or have a house that looks like a tip. You're not a bad mum just because your child throws a tantrum. You're not a bad mum for not constantly having a well turned out child, for not doing amazing educational activities all the time.

I'm tired of all the judgements that are thrown at parents. we do not live in a society where mums are supported adequately so most of them are doing what they can to balance all theirs and their children's needs.

Just in case anyone, including myself, needed to hear this.

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Asherline · 28/07/2021 02:27

This is what I needed to hear 10 years ago with my first born!

What I see now is how to support a parent of a teenager. They get slated for too much online time and parents get blamed. They go out with mates and get shamed online and it's where are there parents , parents are to blame, there's no way of winning. There needs to be so much more support for parents of older kids.

Dalooah · 28/07/2021 03:02

Great post! Thanks!

bowchickawowwoww · 28/07/2021 03:59

Needed this
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woefullypredictable · 28/07/2021 04:27

Thanks OP - very much needed to hear this today Flowers

worriedmum224 · 28/07/2021 06:10

@Asherliine teenagers are a breed unto themselves! Even the best parents can have wild teenagers. I think it would be really hard to find a balance between independence and control at that age (or any age!). I was a screen-addicted, rule-disobeying wild teenager and I'm now 28, doing a degree, raising a child and working. It all works itself out

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worriedmum224 · 28/07/2021 06:10

Glad to hear it guys. Keep being the best mums you can be xx

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Asherline · 29/07/2021 02:59

@worriedmum224 exactly. You know you had great parents did they have support to get past that stage. It took so long to get beyond the judge mental baby mums then been ok for a while but I'm terrified of the crap to come, everyone hates even decent teenagers and any hormonal attitude is instantly a reflection on how you are raising them

newmum234 · 29/07/2021 07:31

Thanks OP, I needed this Flowers

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