Judgy, Judgy
You hear it all the time and you prepare yourself for it. Parenting is hard. The truth is, the doing part is easy, it comes naturally and you don’t even think about it. The hard part is the judgement, on yourself and towards others. Why do we feel like we need to judge each other once we become parents? Before being parents, you judge each other on who your significant others are, your job, your car, where you live, etc. But the judgement we place on each other once we are parent is by far the worst of all. I lie awake some nights worrying, am I making the best decisions, am I being the best mom I can be, why is so and so’s baby developing at a faster pace........the list of questions go on and on and it is hard to turn them off. With winter hitting us hard here in Halifax and lasting forever, we are stuck inside with Aubrey and our thoughts. These pressures that I have put on myself eat away at me and are wearing me thin. Rob being the great guy he is, saw me struggling with this especially recently. We woke up to a gorgeous sunny day, so Rob forced me into having a nice long shower (instead of the 3 minute mommy on the go ones) and I had time to shave my legs, the luxury. Once I was ready for the day, I went downstairs to both my boys packed and ready to go. They were taking me beach hopping for the day. The sun, beach, and smell with my family made me feel so much better about all the things that had been troubling me lately. Here is to hoping spring will be here to stay and the pressure gone forever.Katie Rose xo
