What constitutes a perfect parent?
Filed in archive Politics of Parenting by Melissa Petri on June 30, 2005
By no stretch of imagination would I ever be considered a perfect mother. But I do everything that I think is right for my son because I love him and I only want what is best for him.
I believe that most mothers have been doing the same.
However, I do find it distressing when mothers critique other mothers. Some even think that it's their "right" to obsessively compare every little mothering details and even go as far as start lecturing that poor-soul-who-does-not-know-how-to-be-a-mother mother. I call this the "my way is the right way!" lecture.
And then there are those who are forever comparing SAHM and Working Moms. But, that deserves a whole entry all by itself.
Being a mom is already hard, I do not need holier-than-thou moms to make me feel insecure about something which I am already very sensitive about. I say, what works for one may not work for the other. It all depends on the person, the availability of choices (daycare
, finances, etc.) and the over-all situation. No one has the right to pass any judgment on any Mother unless that person has stepped into the shoes of the other.
What about the Dads out there? Can you relate? Do you have the same issues with other dads?
I believe that most mothers have been doing the same.
However, I do find it distressing when mothers critique other mothers. Some even think that it's their "right" to obsessively compare every little mothering details and even go as far as start lecturing that poor-soul-who-does-not-know-how-to-be-a-mother mother. I call this the "my way is the right way!" lecture.
And then there are those who are forever comparing SAHM and Working Moms. But, that deserves a whole entry all by itself.
Being a mom is already hard, I do not need holier-than-thou moms to make me feel insecure about something which I am already very sensitive about. I say, what works for one may not work for the other. It all depends on the person, the availability of choices (daycare
, finances, etc.) and the over-all situation. No one has the right to pass any judgment on any Mother unless that person has stepped into the shoes of the other. What about the Dads out there? Can you relate? Do you have the same issues with other dads?
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