“There's no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface.”
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The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.
Trying to be Supermom is as futile as trying to be Perfect Mom. Not going to happen.
I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!
We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.
