Moody Moms...

Remember the commercial about moms needing Jiffy peanut butter? What if your kids are allergic to nuts? Then what do mom's need?
Candy? No - too much sugar. Bad for teeth
Chips? No - too much salt. Bad for heart
French Fries? No - too much grease. Just plain bad. Although quite tasty.
Fruits and vegetables? Well, good for the body - but does it quell the "I want ice cream please mom" begging?
Life has changed from the commercial. We've become quite a judgmental society.
"That mom is giving her kid too much candy...or ice cream...or sweets...or doing something she shouldn't to calm her kids down, etc."
When did we become so judgmental? And why?
How about some balance. And letting moms do what works best for them. Stop judging whether someone should be nursing instead of bottle feeding. Stop judging about what they are currently feeding the child (that child may have had nothing but fruits and veggies for the past week!).
And remember - it ain't easy. To be a parent requires more patience than we were given. And different expectations. That takes time. And sometimes, we lose them both.
I had quite a few "ideas" about parenting before I had children.
Then I had children.
And I feel badly for ever having even one of those "ideas"...ok, judgments.
I don't see my "# 1 Mom" trophy anywhere in this house. Maybe it got lost in the mail.