Maybe you harbored ambitions of being the cool, laid-back kind of mom or dad. Or, maybe you always knew you were going to be the crazed germaphobe who wipes everything with antibacterial wipes, twice. Either way, you were likely unprepared for these five ways your child will terrify you (and cause a few grey hairs in the process):
One Tough Job Blog
Our blog contributors are Massachusetts moms and dads and professionals who work with parents. Each contributor has a unique perspective of the joys and challenges of raising kids.
We give our all to our children and our careers and our friends and our homes and our schools and our communities, but we struggle mightily to give to ourselves. And when we do, we feel guilty because it feels like we are wasting our time or could be doing something more productive or should be taking care of someone else.
In 2008, when Barack Obama was elected, I was more than happy, I was ecstatic. The Obama’s family portrait stood next to our collection of family photos and we had a life size cutout of our new President in the living room. One of the first famous faces my son could recognize and identify was “Barack-0-bama.” I was so incredibly grateful that my son was growing up knowing there was a president - a leader - who looked like him.
My name is Stacey and I’m a recovering perfectionist.
As parents, we often feel like we are failing. Even when we are doing well, we feel guilt that we are not doing enough, that we should somehow be an A+ at all times.
