Bring It On
I've been reflecting about my mothering my kids. I've been a mom for 8 years already (going 9), and with 4 kids, with ages ranging from newborn to 8 (going 9) years old. I tried to be intentional about my parenting. I read parenting blogs, and parenting books, and the science behind the school of thought I decided to follow. On the outside, it seemed that I got this whole stint. I even get praises for the way I'm raising my kids. But on the other hand, most days, I feel like I keep on failing. My parents even call me tiger mom-- it's not a compliment. My mom has seen me how I was during some of my worst days. She says I'm very fierce with my kids, and I'm better off not having my babies. And I wonder, when am I going to get it right? Have I done a lot of damage? There's just so many things that I have to unlearn, and to unload, from generations of parenting, from my mom, and how she was raised by my grandma, and so on. How do I stay afloat? I fi