This recent TIME article, “Motherhood Is Hard to Get Wrong. So Why Do So Many Moms Feel So Bad About Themselves?” really struck a cord with me, and helps me explain why I started Mom Break in the first place.
It argues that being a mother SHOULDN’T be that hard, but expectations and society are what makes it nearly impossible these days.
Mothers are setting themselves up for fairly based on unrealistic expectations set by their high standards glorified by the media and other mothers on Facebook groups and online chat rooms.
It’s called the goddess myth
“It tells us that breast is best; that if there is a choice between a vaginal birth and major surgery, you should want to push; that your body is a temple and what you put in it should be holy; that sending your baby to the hospital nursery for a few hours after giving birth is a dereliction of duty. Oh, and that you will feel–and look–radiant” says Claire Howorth.
The article goes on to talk about unintentional “mom shaming” saying, “This kind of mom-shaming, in which people feel licensed or even morally obligated to single out certain behaviors as wrong, might explain why many mothers I spoke to talked about their introductions to motherhood in the language of failure.”
To be honest, when I saw this article it reminded me why I started Mom Break, and gave it the tagline:
being a mom is hard. take a #mombreak
When I started Mom Break, I got a bit of flack about that tagline, because people argues that being a mom isn’t hard and it’s a magical experience.
Yes, I totally agree! It’s the single best thing I’ve ever done in my life, BUT I want to start encouraging other mothers that there is NO SUCH THING AS THE “PERFECT MOM”, so give yourself a physical AND mental break.
Tell yourself, it’s ok, I will rock motherhood is the way that works FOR ME, not anybody else.
So, thank you TIME for encouraging moms to be more forgiving of yourselves.
Now, I saw something really cool on Instagram today. Mom blogger, Oksana Walter, asked her followers, “What do you love the most about yourself”, and I think this is a PHENOMENAL exercise! 
So, I ask you now…in the comments of this article, or Instagram, or Facebook (or even in your head)…and yourself, “What do you love the most about yourself?” and she it with the community!
