tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289789945266773793.post6598284399471972682..comments2023-06-03T05:18:24.012-05:00Comments on I'm About to do My Thing: Happy Being MeMoka B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13963236881983803700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289789945266773793.post-50984585207658759402014-04-09T10:59:39.447-05:002014-04-09T10:59:39.447-05:00You are an awesome mommy because you are putting y...You are an awesome mommy because you are putting your best foot forward. Priscilla Shirer said something last night that still gives me chills. She stated that our best will never be good enough, but God is good enough for us. Any guilt or shame is never a gift from God. I am learning how I will never be perfect, my personality sometimes gets the best of me. Keep Encouraging Yourself! Surround yourself around awesome positive and Godly women. Love ya Mo!Tanisha Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607372794870881063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289789945266773793.post-25238748169569244232014-04-07T09:14:40.180-05:002014-04-07T09:14:40.180-05:00This is quite a pro-Mommy, pro-you post, and I am ...This is quite a pro-Mommy, pro-you post, and I am in full support of it! I've grappled with a lot of the things you're talking about here, especially the time with my daughter portion. I even feel guilty about what kind of things we're doing when we're together--more often than not, I pick her up from school on my way home from work, she eats her own separate dinner because I am too exhausted to cook a real meal, we sit together and watch an episode of Bubble Guppies, and then it's time for her to go to bed. It's hard not to mentally kick myself and say, "You are establishing bad habits early, and you're not even spending any kind of quality time with her by sitting around watching television. You should be engaged with her and teaching her every waking moment!" And then I realize: people have a finite amount of energy, even toddlers. People need a break in learning so that they can take some time to absorb what they've been taught that day. If that means she gets 30 minutes of vegging out time, I'm going to forgive myself allowing that to her.<br /><br />That might be one of the most difficult parts of motherhood--forgiving ourselves. Somehow it's much easier to forgive literally everybody else in this wide world, but I personally struggle with forgiving myself my own shortcomings. I'm glad to see that you're establishing in-roads with your own Self in order to allow forgiveness and reflection. The guilt isn't going to help anyone, but teaching Mini Mo how to love herself in spite of (and even because of!) her own imperfections is a beautiful thing. :)A. Hab.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07904554288502785706noreply@blogger.com