Is being a parent hard? Definitely! Does social media make it easier? NO WAY! Was I expecting so much hate for it? Definitely not.
Every one talks about having a family, how nothing is completely complete until you have one, and I’m here to say that it is definitely a true statement!
Being a mother comes with so many people downing your way of parenting, admiring it, or praising it. However, there are way more people downing you than there is people admiring and praising you.
If you have social media, I’m sure you’ve seen at least one post or comment about mom bashing or seeing a mom being bashed.
You can be doing EVERYTHING right but of course, there is that one person who tells you that you’re doing everything wrong. If you formula feed, you’re lazy! If you breast feed, you’re better than those that formula feed. If you vaccinate, you’re a horrible parent. If you don’t vaccinate, you’re worse. If you work you’re depriving your child. If you stay home, you must be too lazy to get a real job. Oh, and I’m sure there are LOTS more where that came from.
I definitely get my fair share of ‘mom bashing’ but I think we all do. I’m a stay at home mother so I’m constantly hearing how I spoil him too much, that we stay outdoors too much (when did staying outdoors become a bad thing?) But my FAVORITE is that I must not do ANYTHING.
I definitely do a lot! Cleaning, cooking, changing diapers, feeding him, heck, keeping him alive in general! I am in NO WAY saying that I have a hard job, or saying that I’m better than those who work, etc. But, I am saying that is a full time commitment and sometimes it is hard because I’m learning as I go, just like my son is learning as he goes.
But, even through the bashing from moms and non-moms alike being a parent is so fun, such a blessing, and it definitely makes your heart and world complete having a family!
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