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As moms, I think it’s very important to find ways to de-stress
ourselves as we do repetitive things day and night to show our children why it’s
important to cultivate good habits. As much as we do the same things with the
goal of raising good humans, it’s sometimes boring. Yes, that’s the tiny little
truth not everybody will admit too.
Motherhood, as much as it’s exciting, can
be boring and monotonous. But the good news is that the boring plus the good
parts don’t last forever as children grow out of each phase. Tada! Before we
know it, the kids are tall and big, as we wonder what happened to the tiny
humans we created not so long ago.
Anyway, coming back to the topic, I recently got hooked to a
Canadian series on Netflix which is titled ‘Workin’ Moms’ which is about
four working mothers who balance their personal and professional lives. It’s
about mothers who love their children but also love their jobs, it’s about
mothers who sometimes don’t want to have sex because they simply are not in the
mood, it’s about mothers who lose connectivity with their partner but find ways
to ignite the old flame, it’s about mothers who don’t judge and don’t want to
be judged.
The show clearly
proves that judging or ranking mothers is a big no-no. Honestly, I have been
there as a mom who has judged a fellow mom for not being at home with her kids
or not choosing to breastfeed or not feeding her enough or blah blah. But I grew
out of it because deep down, the fellow mom knew that what she was doing was
best for herself and her child.
It’s a mother’s choice to breastfeed her child or start her
baby on formula, to limit screen-time or not, to limit bedtime or not, to co-sleep
or have a separate room, to send their child to daycare or not, to set rules or
break rules, to sometimes just leave the children back home (supervised of
course) so she can unwind herself and have a drink…the list goes on. What works
for one mother doesn’t necessarily work for another. What works for one child
doesn’t necessarily work for another.
But it’s human tendency to judge which is not wrong at all.
Perhaps judging gives us a sense of accomplishment that what we are doing is
right. But identifying these feelings quickly will let us know that every mother,
new or experienced, is doing the best for herself and her child.
Note here, it’s
not only about the child always. It’s also about the well-being and happiness
of the mother too.
As mothers, we share a great bond because inside, we all
know that it’s hard work to raise human beings as we all sometimes lose our
mind in the process. But we do collect ourselves, keep going at it until we find
our ways.
If you do get a chance, do catch the show for some real good
mommy entertainment. And remember, no judging!
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