Easter Bunny, Santa Clause, Tooth Fairy, and the perfect parent.

    I call myself  "The Childcare Queen", but I am NOT a perfect parent, and I never professed to be.
I make my share of mistakes...HECK!  I usually start the day with a snafu or two, just to get my blood running!
   
Recently, I have been feeling some pressure about my parenting choices.  We all have our "support" people and a few bystanders on the sidelines that would prefer to criticize and nitpick.  I've got mine, too.  And lately, mine have been really loud!!  So, I admit it, I have allowed them to influence me and I've had a few moments of doubt.

"Am I a good mom?"  "Am I doing the right thing?"  "Am I making the best decisions for my kids?"

I have found myself making a few questionable parenting decisions lately because of the scrutiny I have been under.  And you know what?  I can't defend or consistently enforce the decisions I have made under duress.  They weren't my decisions.
   "So where do you go from here, Your Majesty?", you ask?  I am acknowledging that I have made some mistakes, was influenced by outside forces that really don't matter to me or my kids, and then, I move forward. 

I remember my goal:

To raise productive, moral adults who are emotionally and physically capable of creating their own happiness.

And I get back to my job.  Back to parenting and helping other parents and caregivers do the hardest job in the world.

Let's face it, when all is said and done, my kids and I are the only ones that can truly say whether or not I have done a good job.

And they don't get to answer until they have their own children! ;)