So...some of my thoughts are from what other Moms think is wrong in being a parent of a newborn and others are things I know I shouldn't do but I do them anyway because I LOVE MY BABIES!!! I'm a "bad" mom because:
~I nurse her only at night and she is supplemented with formula on and off during the day.
~I bring her into bed with me after the 2nd time she wakes up at night.
~She doesn't sleep through the night anymore and that's okay with me.
~I won't let her cry it out (at least for now!) because I believe in nurturing her and responding to her needs.
~I started her on solids but she doesn't seem to like them so I don't push it.
~If I'm at home with her, I hold her all the time.
~I pick her up the second she cries.
~She's in daycare so I can work, can't afford to stay home.
~I let her "use me" as a pacifier at times during the night.
~She still sleeps in her sleep positioner because I fear she will roll over on her tummy at night and even with this...I still wake up to see if she's breathing.
~Her only scheduled part of the day is bedtime. So she doesn't have scheduled naps and I feed her when she's hungry when we're together.
~I have trust issues about who watches her.
~I let my dogs "kiss" her in the face.
~I don't ever really do much for myself (shopping, pedicures, time alone with friends) because I want to be with her all the time.
~I let my boys play video games without being timed.
~I let my boys who are 12 and 8 go bike riding by themselves.
~I let my boys (during the summer) play their Ipod and ps2 in bed and at times they're up at midnight still playing.
~I allowed my 12 year old to have a cell phone and to text. However, he does have a cell curfew of 9:30 pm.
~I let my 12 year old have a Facebook (but with my supervision)
I think that's it for now but I'm sure I could find other reasons why I'm such a "bad" mom. (Just a note- this isn't against anyone or anything that was said to me. Mainly it's geared towards things like what others think what's right and what's wrong and what the general public says.) Yes, I know I need to give myself a break but I'm a Mom and my baby/children always come first.
If anyone wants to comment or tell their "bad mom notes" feel free, lol!!!
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I just have to make a comment on this... I know that from knowing you since childhood that their are alot of similiarities in our child rearing. And I just want to tell you that I think you are a WONDERFUL mother to all of those precious children. They are lucky to have you! So, if people think that all the things you listed make you a "bad" mom, then personally, I think the world should be full of "bad" moms... because "bad" moms, have the BEST children! :)
ReplyDeleteWell dern Erica I guess I'm a bad mom too and PROUD of it!!! I could have written most of that myself.
ReplyDelete~Brittni~