Wow - that did feel good! We aired our dirty laundry on a crowded line and nobody told us to take it down. That's how it goes in Never Say Neverland where the dirty laundry never ends and the population keeps climbing. Whether you have singletons or multiples or both, parenting is hard work. There is no perfect parent. There is no perfect parenting style. Parenting is a learning process, one that goes through changes and backtracks and baffling turns. We've learned to be flexible, we've learned not to judge, we've learned to laugh at ourselves and we've learned that what we said we'd do (or not do) before we had kids was totally insane a wee bit idealistic.
A recap of this week's posts:
Akemi/svtwinmom from Chalk and Cheese Chronicles worries her kids are now the bullies in Keeping My Inner Sanctimommy at Bay
Susan from Thoughts from the Delirious Mind tries not to scream at her kids in Never Say Never
Amy T. from Audren and Nathan reassures herself that she was born to be a mom (right?)
Lisa George from The Curious Georges reexamines her views on parenting in My Life, Examined
Mari B. tries to control her kids...and her past judgments in Please Control Yourself
Polly F. from Fox Tales isn't a bad mom, just a flexible one in I'll Never Do That
Linda D/MommyTwinGirls from Solheim Photography admits to Backpedaling on the TV-thing
On behalf of Mad About Multiples, thank you for reading along. Now go and air your dirty laundry. We won't judge you.
Original post to Mad About Multiples.
