What Is Motherhood To You?

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The movie Motherhood comes out tonight.

I sat in on a panel for the #motherhood twitter chat last night.

And I loved hearing everyone's take on the joys and the guilts and the loves of being a mother.

I think everyone mentioned at least once basically this thought:




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I feel guilty for not being theBestFreakingMostAwesome mother in the world.

Seriously. We have guilt over perfectionism? I kept asking the moms...
  • Do your kids love you?
  • Do you love your kids?
  • Do they KNOW you love them?

Game over. Lose the guilt. We've got enough with all the multitasking, phone-calling, car-pooling, butt-wiping... don't ya think?

Now go tickle your kids and listen to Catherine Connors:

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herbadmother Ah, I love my kids to pieces, and they know it.

herbadmother No matter my insecurities about my motherhood I know my kids are HAPPY, that they laugh every day, even when times are tense.




at Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Steph (sahans) 89p · 806 weeks ago

I NEED to lose the guilt. I am so bad. You saw me in BlogWorld. I had a breakdown. I am sure I will get over it by the time I am a grandmother.
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CarissaRogers 60p · 806 weeks ago

Yeah I HEARD about you.. crap, thought I was the reason!! :)
Maybe there's a difference between guilt and sheer missing them...huh??
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Steph (sahans) 89p · 806 weeks ago

I may just be crazy. We can go with that.

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C.C. · 806 weeks ago

Awwwww! I think maybe if I were a full-time mom I would have guilt. But because I juggle so many other things (full time work, motherhood, caretaking, wife-ing, etc.) I have a little bit lower expectations of myself. ;)
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CarissaRogers 60p · 806 weeks ago

Really.. I assumed full time working moms take the guilt really to heart..
Good to hear that... you are for sure doing it right! Wife-ing.. I like that! :)
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Angelina · 806 weeks ago

Best Advice EVER!
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Marcel · 806 weeks ago

Amen! I grew up watching my mom riddling herself with guilt and thought, "I don't want to that. " Of course, I do have bouts of guilt but my children both understand that I am their number one fan and I there for them imperfections and all.
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Shane · 806 weeks ago

I never wanted children and then when I met my husband I changed my mind. I have three daughter ages 4, 9 and 13. I often look at other mothers and really envy the way that they seem to garner so much joy from being a mom. I love my kids beyond imagination but it is so much harder than I ever could have imagined. I often feel like they deserve so much more than me as a mom.
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angie · 806 weeks ago

I LOVE how you incorporated some of the tweets from last night into this post.......and I appreciate the advice you gave. The mommy guilt can really eat us alive if we let it.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate all of your help and talk about an absolutely STELLAR panelist. I enjoyed every one of the like 2000 tweets you sent out last night. I don't know your your brain can process so much and still keep it straight. :)
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scrappysue · 806 weeks ago

i can't wait until this movie comes out here!
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Melissa · 806 weeks ago

It It was a great Twitter party...so refreshing to know other mothers struggle with exactly the same things as me- and to know we should ALL be cutting ourselves way more slack =)
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C.C. · 805 weeks ago

Hey! I've seen some of your SITS picture! You are super famous!!! :) :) Now I can say "I've met a celebrity".

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