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13 Things That Don’t Make You a Bad Parent
Let’s get real, parenting is a matter of survival.
We all want the same thing: to raise kind, responsible adults who won’t blame us for everything in therapy (or maybe that’s just me?).
Parenting is all about practicality; it has to be.
I propose we abandon the guilt, give ourselves a big ol’ hug and realize this is the stuff we all do. To pretend otherwise is just lying to ourselves.
It’s time to come clean. Guilt be gone!
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Stephanie Bishop commented on Sep 29 11 at 9:36 amSweets is a food group in my kitchen–it replaces FRUiT!
Gwen commented on Sep 29 11 at 11:02 amGreat article! I love the picture of the little girl with the lollipop. That’s how my kids feel about candy too :)
Sakinah commented on Sep 29 11 at 11:34 amTHANK YOU for the TV comment. Some of us single working parents have to let our kids watch a little tv while we try to do the thousands of other things that need to be done each night!
c.h.e.l.s commented on Sep 29 11 at 4:28 pmBarney is a life saver sometimes!
April commented on Oct 13 11 at 4:17 pmI agree highly with all of them except the white lie part. Just because lying and even white lies are my pet peeves. I have been hurt in my life way worse by lies than the honest truth so in this house, we don’t tell any lies, even white ones. We do learn to spin things as nicely as possible but we don’t straight out lie.
Lauren commented on Nov 16 11 at 4:26 pmThe “want” comment is great! I use it a lot! “You want a donut? Well, I wanted you to get dressed the first 7 times I told you to.” “You want to watch Wall-E? I wanted you to eat at least five bites of your dinner.” Karma’s a bitch. Want is good.
Cherl McPhearson commented on Nov 18 11 at 3:01 pmI love this!! You definitely help me to not feel so guilty, seeing as I’m not the only mom that does this stuff! lol
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