Four Things to Remember on the Hard Days

Those hard days happen. Yesterday I wrote about the throw in the towel days and why they’re inevitable in the spectrum of motherhood. Sometimes they string together to form a hard week which strings together to form one of those seasons that becomes harder than we imagined. And yet, even in those moments where life is just a bit more challenging than normal, we’re left with the responsibility to mother. We can’t really throw in the towel, now can we? We still have little ones pulling at our legs and asking us why and not wanting to take naps. Or they’re older and they think we’re dumb or the worst parent ever and they slam the door. Those moments happen. We, you, me, we just need to get through. Here are four things to remember on those hard mothering days. Give yourself grace. Grace is such an easy word to say, but an incredibly hard thing to remember. It’s easy to look at the mistakes made and to not remember that we too, as mothers, are human. You will make mistakes. You’ll get exasperated over the spilled milk, the messy room, the cries over not liking dinner. But, those mistakes don’t define you – you can learn from them. You must also remember to give yourself grace. Just because you messed up at nine in the morning doesn’t mean that ten in the morning has to not work out. That’s the beauty of grace – it lets the past go, it looks forward to the future, and embraces the gift in today. Grace is a mi...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - Category: Pediatricians Authors: Tags: Perspectives Parenting Source Type: blogs