It is one of the stereotypes of our modern lives that a ‘good’ mom – a mom who is vigilant and pro-active on every aspect of her kids’ lives – is an exhausted mom! She is usually visualized as this harried woman, rushing from pillar to post, handling the housework, supervising the older kids’ classes, picking after the younger ones, growing more and more exhausted, finally to collapse like a wrung out dishrag! And unfortunately, you do see moms around you who do just that.
However, this need not necessarily be so. Being a mom is one of the most rewarding experiences of a woman’s life – nurturing your little bit of creation and guiding it through the growth process is a deeply fulfilling aspect of life. Like all good things, it is fraught with pitfalls and conflicts – difficult behaviour, negative influences, tough choices and emotional traps that are physically as well as emotionally draining. However, the wrung out dishrag is not every mom’s reality. You do see moms who seem superhumanly energetic and manage to do it all without turning the proverbial hair. And how you hate them!
Well, instead of being futilely envious of them, why not try to see how they do it and take a lesson?
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