4 mommy fails to be proud of

More and more, moms are finding themselves racked with the dreaded "mommy guilt." From the perspective of your three-year-old, you might be doing better than you think. ©istockphoto.com/mediaphotos (courtesy)

Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015 9:28 am

4 mommy fails to be proud of

Lyndsi Frandsen, KSL - forallmomkind@gmail.com

petoskeynews.com

Scroll through Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook and it might just hit you, too: a debilitating dose of mommy guilt. Everywhere you turn (or click), women are openly proclaiming their inadequacies and self-perceived failures. From a themed dinner gone wrong, to piles of untouched dirty laundry — it’s easy to get down on yourself. In fact, Psychology Today suggests parenting guilt can actually lead to parenting depression. But what if we could see ourselves through more important eyes? The truth is, from the perspective of your 3-year-old, you might be doing better than you think. I offer four “mommy fails” that should be celebrated as “mommy wins.”

1. Ignoring laundry piles

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