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A Homeschool Mom Giveaway to Be Inspired & Nurtured Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer
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“There is no one way to be a perfect mother–and a million ways to be a good one.”–Jill Churchill
Someone shared this quote in a women’s group very early in my parenting years. And I’ve kept it on my fridge ever since.
Who knew this parenting thing wouldn’t be a cinch?
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(This homeschool mom giveaway is for you if you need perspective, inspiration, and a little nurturing.)
Turns out the same can be said about homeschooling too: There is not one way to be a perfect homeschool mom–and a million ways to be a good one.
I read a lot of parenting books before I had my first baby, so I was set. (You’re giggling, as you should be).
When I overheard my two teenage daughters recently speaking about how they will parent someday, I didn’t interject. (I stayed in the room to listen, of course, but I didn’t say a thing.)
When one of them suggested that they knew what mom was thinking about their conversation, “Just wait till you actually have a kid or four,” then I decided to speak for myself.
“Yup,” was all I said. (Cause obviously that’d be true: what you think you’re going to do as a parent and what you actually do as a parent are two very different things.)
Before I was a parent, I was going to be the perfect parent. You’re welcome, world! (Insert rolling your eyes emoji here).
And now when my kids speak about my “parenting” book, I interject heartily, “No, that is not a parenting book, that’s a mothering book. I don’t want to dish parenting advice to others. I’d rather encourage moms to show up on purpose in their lives (which is indirectly parenting, of course, but less a to-do manual and more a to-be guidebook).
What I have learned about parenting over the years is this: It is a whole lotta work!
* Requiring us to be the energizer bunny,
* doing repetitively boring activities,
* engaging in energy-sapping scenarios (complaining, arguing, bickering, etc),
* recognizing that our triggers to those things are internal work we have to do to be at peace and be a more effective parent,
* And you fill in the blank. (I’m sure you can add a few).
But parenting is absolutely one of the most meaningful things I have EVER DONE in my ENTIRE LIFE. (No hyperbole with that all-caps).
“There is no one way to be a perfect mother–and a million ways to be a good one.”–Jill Churchill
Someone shared this quote in a women’s group very early in my parenting years. And I’ve kept it on my fridge ever since.
Who knew this parenting thing wouldn’t be a cinch?
Enter the Homeschool Mother’s Day GIVEAWAY
Enter to win the Homeschool Mom Giveaway on Instagram.
(This homeschool mom giveaway is for you if you need perspective, inspiration, and a little nurturing.)
Turns out the same can be said about homeschooling too: There is not one way to be a perfect homeschool mom–and a million ways to be a good one.
I read a lot of parenting books before I had my first baby, so I was set. (You’re giggling, as you should be).
When I overheard my two teenage daughters recently speaking about how they will parent someday, I didn’t interject. (I stayed in the room to listen, of course, but I didn’t say a thing.)
When one of them suggested that they knew what mom was thinking about their conversation, “Just wait till you actually have a kid or four,” then I decided to speak for myself.
“Yup,” was all I said. (Cause obviously that’d be true: what you think you’re going to do as a parent and what you actually do as a parent are two very different things.)
Before I was a parent, I was going to be the perfect parent. You’re welcome, world! (Insert rolling your eyes emoji here).
And now when my kids speak about my “parenting” book, I interject heartily, “No, that is not a parenting book, that’s a mothering book. I don’t want to dish parenting advice to others. I’d rather encourage moms to show up on purpose in their lives (which is indirectly parenting, of course, but less a to-do manual and more a to-be guidebook).
What I have learned about parenting over the years is this: It is a whole lotta work!
* Requiring us to be the energizer bunny,
* doing repetitively boring activities,
* engaging in energy-sapping scenarios (complaining, arguing, bickering, etc),
* recognizing that our triggers to those things are internal work we have to do to be at peace and be a more effective parent,
* And you fill in the blank. (I’m sure you can add a few).
But parenting is absolutely one of the most meaningful things I have EVER DONE in my ENTIRE LIFE. (No hyperbole with that all-caps).
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