Thoughtful Thursday: Am I good enough?
I am going to be so honest to you.
I do not have it altogether. This motherhood journey.. I am taking it a day at a time; and there is a lot of the time where I do question my ability as a mother. I do question have I not done something right with my children?
But what's funny is.. our children think we are the best. And that's what we need to keep in our minds whenever we decide to doubt.
A lot of the time I do compare myself to parents I see when I go out into the world.. parents on social media that are taking all of these lovely pictures of their children that have hit every milestone and are just flourishing in every way imaginable. And I think to myself, "Am I doing it right?" "Am I good enough to be a parent?"
But you know something? I had to stop myself in my own tracks.. because firstly what I am doing to myself mentally; I am already bringing myself down, and what that does is affect me negatively.. and as I am affected in this negative light-- I then pass on that negativity to my children.. in regards to how I handle them etc. It's a snowball effect.
So it's so important for us as parents to have a positive mindset as much as possible-- we will have our down days (this experience I'm mentioning was on a not so good day!) but the difference is the choice we make in remaining in it, or picking ourselves up.
Comparing ourselves... is never good. And what is even worse is comparing ourselves to what we see on social media.
Social media is only a snippet of real life. Do you know how many times they had to take that 'perfect' picture? Do you know how many tantrums.. how many tears it took for that photo to actually be done?
God has chosen you to be the parent of that beautiful child because he knows you can handle it.
You ARE good enough.
Do not look down upon your ability as a parent-- because as parents all we want is the best for our children.. all we want is for our children to have what we didn't...
I am good enough. You are good enough. We will have bad days.. we will have good days.. and that is ok.
I do not have it altogether. This motherhood journey.. I am taking it a day at a time; and there is a lot of the time where I do question my ability as a mother. I do question have I not done something right with my children?
But what's funny is.. our children think we are the best. And that's what we need to keep in our minds whenever we decide to doubt.
A lot of the time I do compare myself to parents I see when I go out into the world.. parents on social media that are taking all of these lovely pictures of their children that have hit every milestone and are just flourishing in every way imaginable. And I think to myself, "Am I doing it right?" "Am I good enough to be a parent?"
But you know something? I had to stop myself in my own tracks.. because firstly what I am doing to myself mentally; I am already bringing myself down, and what that does is affect me negatively.. and as I am affected in this negative light-- I then pass on that negativity to my children.. in regards to how I handle them etc. It's a snowball effect.
So it's so important for us as parents to have a positive mindset as much as possible-- we will have our down days (this experience I'm mentioning was on a not so good day!) but the difference is the choice we make in remaining in it, or picking ourselves up.
Comparing ourselves... is never good. And what is even worse is comparing ourselves to what we see on social media.
Social media is only a snippet of real life. Do you know how many times they had to take that 'perfect' picture? Do you know how many tantrums.. how many tears it took for that photo to actually be done?
God has chosen you to be the parent of that beautiful child because he knows you can handle it.
You ARE good enough.
Do not look down upon your ability as a parent-- because as parents all we want is the best for our children.. all we want is for our children to have what we didn't...
I am good enough. You are good enough. We will have bad days.. we will have good days.. and that is ok.
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