Mom guilt, that feeling that we are failing at one of the most important jobs we’ll ever have, is so prevalent in today’s society.  It is almost expected that we should feel guilty about everything from the type of birth we have, to whether we breast or bottle feed, and when or if we return to work.

Oftentimes, it starts during our pregnancy.  We find out we are pregnant, and suddenly we review everything we ate and drank in the last month.  Did we have a glass of wine (or several)?? I definitely had all of those, and in addition, I remember feeling very guilty about things I had done growing up.  Was I now going to be “punished” for all of my transgressions?  Early on in my pregnancy, my mom and I were going to Toys R Us and as we were sitting in the parking lot, I apologized to her for everything I had ever done. I asked her if it was too late and she said yes.  Now we were probably both a little serious and a little joking, but I know parents sometimes hope their kids get to experience what they did while they were raising them, especially if they were a bit challenging.

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