Mom Guilt: Handling It in Real-Time (Blogmas Day4)

Mom guilt. I’ve experienced more of it in the past weeks than I have in the last five years, and believe me, I’ve experienced it plenty. It’s ugly, messy, inconvenient and real. I’ve learned though that it’s a normal part of motherhood. It shows up when I see her quietly playing on her own, thinking she deserves to have a sibling and she shouldn’t have to be lonely. It shows up in her display of emotions when family members visit and have to leave. It shows up when she excitedly wants to show m...