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Enjoy Being a Good-Enough Mother!

May 11, 2012 By Deb Chitwood 4 Comments

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Enjoy Being a Good-Enough MotherSo many of us mothers want to be perfect mothers. But that’s obviously impossible. I’ve grown to like the concept of being a good-enough mother.

I remember wanting to be a more-perfect mom years ago, and I can only imagine how much worse the Internet has made things for moms with perfectionistic tendencies today. Who can possibly be a saintly mother happily creating even a fraction of all the wonderful materials, amazing activities, and fun foods found on Pinterest alone?

I love this post by Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D., at Psychology Today: Searching for the “Good Enough” Mother.  These ideas are so important for all mothers:

“It takes an imperfect mother to raise a child well. You see, children need to learn about life through real experiences. They need to learn to deal with disappointments and frustrations. They need to overcome their greed and their wish to be the center of the universe. They need to learn to respect the needs and limitations of other people, including their mothers. And they need to learn to do things for themselves.”

And I really love this post by April Perry at The Power of Moms: Your Children Want YOU!

Whether you’re a sports mom, homeschool mom, career mom, or any other type of mom, I hope you’ll give yourself permission to be happily imperfect. Here’s a post I wrote at Living Montessori Now about learning what my kids really needed: Top 5 Homeschool Lessons My Children Taught Me.

Despite my imperfections, my now-adult kids turned out great. I’m incredibly proud of my kids. I’ve learned that being a good-enough mother is good enough!

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Happy Mother’s Day weekend! Enjoy being a good-enough mother! 🙂

Linked with The Mommy Club Resources and Solutions at Milk and Cuddles and Crystal & Co. and Thought-Provoking Thursday.

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  1. Claire says

    May 15, 2012 at 4:56 am

    I enjoy my motherhood too. I keep my self busy taking care with my kid. Giving the love and all what he needed. Yet I know I am not still a good mom. Thanks for letting me stopped by.

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    • Deb says

      May 16, 2012 at 9:41 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Claire! If you’re giving your child love and what he needs, you’re definitely a good-enough mom. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lyli says

    May 17, 2012 at 7:21 am

    There is wisdom here! 🙂
    Twitter: 3dlessons4life

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    • Deb says

      May 18, 2012 at 6:25 pm

      Thanks so much, Lyli! I really love the concept that being a “good-enough” mother can actually be better than being a “perfect” mother.

      Reply

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