Now add being a parent into the mix and for me the guilt became exponential. There are constant reminders all around us of the things we should or shouldn't be doing. Add Facebook or Pinterest (the devil for some parents) into the mix and you are inundated by all these "overachiever" parents with crazy lunch ideas, amazing themed birthday pictures and creative educational craft ideas. Where the hell do these people find the time? I realize many of these individuals are probably stay-at-home parents, which is great, but I just imagine these parents sitting up late at night thinking up new ways to "one up" the other PTA board members or ways to make the rest of us look bad. Good on them, but now the rest of us are guilty beyond words that we are somehow not doing enough for our children.
I have decided to stop comparing! I am my own person, I have my own challenges and goals, I have my own special family that is unlike any other. I imagine that this guilt is probably even worse for moms than dads because of higher societal expectations, which isn't right. My call for everyone out there is to stop the subtle comments or jabs at each other, we are all in this together and our kids aren't as screwed up as we probably imagine. Be the best parent you can be and define that in your own way.
Some Mom guilt humor I recently saw on Facebook below. I can relate to some of these and I know my wife has felt many of them too.
From: http://www.sweettmakesthree.com/2014/08/mom-guilt-bingo/
