Okay, its not so much a feeling of guilt, like I-chose-to-get-my-nails-done-instead-of-watching-my kids-play-soccer, kind of guilt. Its more of a I-feel-bad-because-the-little-one-was-not-feeling-well-and-really-needed-to-nap-this-afternoon-so-I-missed-watching-the-older-boys-swimming, kind of bad feeling. Maybe some of you recognize this feeling? Why are we so hard on ourselves?
Here's what I did this week. I took all 3 boys to the mall to buy their Daddy a pretty awesome Father's Day gift. I worked on putting together 2 pretty awesome Father's Day gifts for my Dad and my Dad-In-Law. I finished editing two Grade 2 Video Yearbooks for my older sons' classes. I took the little one to Jungle Gym on Monday and to the park for lunch yesterday. And I attended 2 simultaneous soccer games last night.
But right now, I just feel so sad that I missed swimming this afternoon. Sorry boys.
I know there are tons of other Moms out there who have done as much or more, and are still feeling guilty about what they couldn't do. To them I say "Stop it!" We do our best. We love our children. We buy whole grains, fresh vegetables and lean meats. That's all we can do.
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2 comments:
It's true. Especially when you have more than one child, you are often forced to choose between their activities. We can't be at everything for everyone all the time. But that's OK. We all do our best and and long as they know they are loved, there's nothing to feel guilty about.
I think you can let yourself off the hook for this one... Now if you had been at home watching Oprah instead of being the supportive sidelines mom, well, that would be a whole different story! :)
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