I will share one of the sweet lines this sweet lady wrote, “You are such a great mom, Jamie, I hope you know that in your heart of hearts.”
I’ve been chewing and chewing on this………..
Does any mom really know if they are great? In their heart of hearts?
Do I have some strange inferiority complex????
I mean I don’t think I’m a horrible mom. I think I pass, but great???
Honestly I have never, ever been entrusted with a task I feel less equipped for in my entire life. I am a moment by moment, pray a whole pile, press on and trust that at the very least I will scrape by with a pass………….
Thinking of my post yesterday – talking about work and home – that is the one refreshing thing about work outside the home. I know when I do well at “work”. A good or even great job is easy to decipher. At home? That’s another story. I have no idea, honestly, none…………..
Please, please, please don’t comment with compliments on my parenting – this is not the goal of this post.
My goal is to inquire, am I alone? Do you all know in your heart of hearts that you’re a great mom???
I think that is wonderful that someone sent you a letter to build you up! I think that moms all need affirmation at times, as it is one of those jobs that we are not well equipped for because of the fall of man. And only through God can we hope of raising the kids in our lives up to be what God wants them to be!! We get down because we can see the places where we fail and wonder if we are getting through at all. So it is nice that someone else can see it! I know I can see it in your parenting! ;)
ReplyDeleteI am not a mom, not yet anyways. But there's not a doubt in my mine that I wouldn't be a great parent. That statement might be a tad bit on the cocky side but I believe it. I also believe that parenting won't be without its hardships, rough times, time of doubt and questioning whether or not your handle things appropriatly, and I think that knowing that parenting won't be easy and having faith in whomever or whatever you believe in or look to for guidance gives you an incredible advantage over those who think parenting is the easiest job in the world.
ReplyDeleteI think you're not only a great mom but a wonderful person! Your emails to me have touched me in a way that you probably don't realize.
ReplyDeleteI think your girls are truly blessed!
It's a job you can't know for sure how well you're doing until you are finished and even then some really bad parents turn out great kids (no thanks to them). I think you know deep down when you mess up or are doing well.
ReplyDeleteSome times I feel like "yes, I totally nailed it" and others are more of "oh crap, that was not my finest parenting moment"! I doubt myself as a parent at times for sure. I really try to give more of my "best" than my "oh crap" moments, that'a for sure!We all learn along the way and it's great to have people to talk it out with...we are not on this journey alone at all!
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