Comments on: Constantly Doubting Myself: The Truth in My Motherhood

By: K

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:45:42 +0000

I truly admire your honesty in this post. It’s refreshing to see that not all moms sugar coat it for the world, and that I’m not alone in my anxiety. No, I’m not a First Mom, but I feel the same. I constantly wonder if I’m doing something that will scar my kids for life, or if someone will see me and say that I’m a terrible mom and call CPS on me as well.

I know I don’t “know” you but I can see how much you love all your kids from your blog. As much as the anxiety can eat away at you (believe me, I feel it too!) I do think it helps you to be the best mom you can be. Just try and cut yourself some slack sometimes!! And remember…June Cleaver only existed in TV for a reason!!

K’s last blog post..A Very Happy Birthday to You…And You….

By: Gretchen aka mamagigi

Gretchen aka mamagigi — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:51:27 +0000

Thank you for your honesty, here. Very touching. Gretchen aka mamagigi's last blog post..So stinkin’ cute! (But I’m biased …)

By: Krissi

Krissi — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:39:33 +0000

Welp, at least you’re totally normal Guilt comes with the territory of being a parent…

Krissi’s last blog post..My End of March = Sad

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:15:09 +0000

Thank you for sharing this so honestly. Judy's last blog post..quality of life

By: Erika

Erika — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:29:45 +0000

omg you have put into words so perfectly what I go thru as a first mother and now single mother.

the really bad part about holding yourself to this higher standard and feeling like a ‘bad mother’ is that the children pick up on it straight away.

my parenting style is mixed with unconditional love,fear and anxiety. I know motherhood was corrupted for me.

i try to tell myself every day – we are a normal family and I am a good mom. i bet you’re an amazing mother too.

Erika’s last blog post..King Solomon Revisited

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:03:03 +0000

Your post is brilliant – don’t worry, the truth hurts, sometimes – motherhood means we are moms doing the best that we can.

Hugs.

Liz’s last blog post..PBN Blog Blast: The Truth About Motherhood – and it is the one you probably won’t want to hear, either.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:45:25 +0000

You will definitely shed important insight into the feelings of first moms to someone that truly could use it.

Bless your heart. We moms have enough to make us crazy with panic, worry and fear but I never realized the added emotions from being a first mother.

I know all we can do is encourage each other and this is my encouragement.
Although we have never met I feel from reading your blog that you are a great mother and first mother. Your love for your children is evident in your words. All three of your children are blessed to have you.

By: ivymae

ivymae — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:06:18 +0000

Firemom! I think your RSS feed quit working for me, because I have not seen any of your recent posts in my google reader! I feel like a poopy friend, and am reading backwards. And your perspective on motherhood is so valuable. I know you are in touch with a number of birth moms who have went on to parent subsequent children, and I'm sure you have a number of birthmom readers who not to that place yet, but need to know that it can be done. It is not easy, but it has its graceful moments, and your honesty about this territory is so valuable. i can't imagine even 10 (or 5) years ago, when there were not honest and thoughtful birthmom blogs like yours, and how lonely it must have been to be making these huge life decisions in a vacuum... Speak your truth. Someone needs to hear it. ivymae's last blog post..What I am working on

By: Burgh Baby's Mom

Burgh Baby's Mom — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:34:29 +0000

You've given me insight into my own mother (long story, but she was a first mom) I didn't ever think to consider. Thank you for that. Burgh Baby's Mom's last blog post..This Can't Be Good