I am not okay , you are not okay....but then that's okay !!
Perfect Parenting has picked up like never before. When we fail to do the right thing at the right moment or we get intimidated by our peer parents, the feeling of guilt and the self-afflicted loser trait gets us into one of the below situations: a) Redouble your efforts to attain perfection, even if it’s giving you a headache. b) Flog yourself till you bleed c) Shut the mind and thoughts and go take a warm shower. d) Thank the guilt and stare at it accepting its presence Now walk backward and see what all you could have done to be the parent that your children might have wanted instead of berating yourself. Not surprisingly, research shows that (d) works best, particularly when you give yourself a pat on the back and accept that you're doing the best you can at the moment. Ignoring the problem (c) doesn't work. Beating yourself up (b) doesn't work. And perfectionism (a) doesn't work. Join the club of humanity! We are perfe...