Modern motherhood chaos !!
“Modern mothers,” the perception people have of the term itself, reflects a mother who is probably less traditional or not conventional. Modern moms are certainly living different lives than our mothers and grandmothers did.
I am known to be a fun-loving, bubbly, life-of, party kind of girl. However, the questions about motherhood made me write about this chaos in mind, and sometimes, it can make you feel off course, feel less confident, and question your every move.
I often hear that I am not doing an excellent job as a mother. I don’t care about my extremely clingy child and constantly worry about my time, work, and space. Are my thoughts wrong?
I couldn’t agree less with what Dr Harvey Karp said, “No woman has ever had to do as much, on her own, as the modern mother. We no longer have the same family structure or neighbourhood structure anymore… It’s hard, and every woman needs to give herself a break.”
Moms give birth today, come home from the hospital the next day, and are back in action immediately. After that, it’s just business as usual for them.
Moms today try to squeeze in as much time as they can with their kids before they have to go back to work. They struggle to manage the new hybrid working style where the entire family assumes on their behalf that their work is not as important as taking care of the kid.
Well, if you feel what I feel, I have some tips for you to feel better and empowered than anyone else in this vast world.
- Always pat your back on every change you make to accommodate your loving baby.
- Do not care about what people are going to say to you for the choices you make. EOD, remember that people are going to talk and are not going to share the load or walk in the shoes that you are wearing.
- Every mother is different, and it is not correct or wrong to embrace the different varieties of modern motherness.
- Do what you like, anything, everything. If you are not happy, you can never keep anyone happy, including your child, as you will not love the child but rather start building up frustration.
- Call out for help; if not heard, keep repeating and yelling if needed.
- Make sure you and your partner equally share responsibilities. And if you are a single mommy, have a support system to share the load. There is a saying, “an entire village can fall short of raising a child.”
Lastly, being a mother is a superpower; you would experience all extreme emotions of happiness, sadness, and craziness. But, in the end, it would be worth knowing that you did it. You carried a precious little life for nine months and brought them to this world and are going to give a wonderful life possible and do anything to make it happen.
Cheers to all the new modern mommies whose struggle is real!
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