tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post4693983369021334870..comments2023-10-16T07:51:35.575-07:00Comments on Old School/New School Mom : Mom Guilt: Share Your StoriesSarah Faderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-60506200526831188432010-12-19T19:34:55.898-08:002010-12-19T19:34:55.898-08:00Aw. Dressing him warmly has NOTHING to do with get...Aw. Dressing him warmly has NOTHING to do with getting that sick. Poor dude. Poor you.<br /><br />So far, I have a terrible tendency of going places with Theo and not bringing a thing (no diapers, no food, no milk, no cookies!) It's so silly. I always think, well he just ate and I just changed him so we'll be fine for a couple of hours. Ineveitably, we're, eh hem, NOT fine and I wind up mouching off someone or racing home with a screaming toddler.harriet glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223388139583386938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-50376005408124247512010-12-17T13:23:45.216-08:002010-12-17T13:23:45.216-08:00I had PPD but didn't realize it for the first ...I had PPD but didn't realize it for the first year of my daughter's life and I didn't bond with her as well as I could have. That's a huge one for me. Guilt guilt guilt. I know there is nothing I could do but it just won't go away. I just try to make up for it as best I can.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672732541756334963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-67555557814643049662010-12-17T11:24:49.762-08:002010-12-17T11:24:49.762-08:00I have plenty of things to feel guilty about but n...I have plenty of things to feel guilty about but none of them are things like this. I do much worse. Give yourself a break. It's not your fault. Little people get sick. Hope he gets better soon!Otter Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-81585018996600275412010-12-16T20:42:20.607-08:002010-12-16T20:42:20.607-08:00The question is, what DON'T I feel guilty abou...The question is, what DON'T I feel guilty about??? TV is a big one, since Lilah's not even 18 months yet and is already going "teedee, teedee" and pointing to the screen. She goes NUTS with excitement when we finally turn it on! And then there's food, my time, my energy... you name it.<br /><br />But don't worry about the tummy virus - that's going around right now. Almost all the kids I work with have had it, and Lilah brought it home last week. He's going to be exposed to this sort of stuff ALL the time when he goes to preschool or school, and that won't be your fault either!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901921122145191694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-74974368036308715972010-12-16T19:41:35.604-08:002010-12-16T19:41:35.604-08:00I can't even count all the things that make me...I can't even count all the things that make me feel guilty. The list is topped off with my guilt for always being tired. I don't have the energy to keep up with Grace most days and I worry that it is starting to get her down. Right now, we have 7.5 inches of snow on the ground perfect for snowmen and Grace is craving to dive in. I just can't handle that yet. Not unless I find some adult sized snow pants anyway :)<br />By the way, do not beat yourself up for Ari getting sick. As long as it isn't serious, you are only building him up. Let him get sick now and build the antibodies so that he doesn't end up missing a few days of school every month during cold/flu season. You are simply providing him the tools to become a happy, healthy, growing boy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-29408146895314388392010-12-16T12:23:37.683-08:002010-12-16T12:23:37.683-08:00LOL! I literally chuckled to myself when I read th...LOL! I literally chuckled to myself when I read that you eat too much. <br /><br />You SO know how to clean!Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-79436174020872945782010-12-16T12:08:30.631-08:002010-12-16T12:08:30.631-08:00Since I'm not yet a mommy I have yet to experi...Since I'm not yet a mommy I have yet to experience the mom guilt. But as someone who grew up with an Asian mother I'm sure it'll catch up to me eventually. <br /><br />Here's what my mom continues to feel guilty about to this day (subsequently loading me down with feelings of inadequacy)<br />- I'm not married yet and don't have kids<br />- I don't speak Japanese<br />- I've never learned how to clean<br />- I've never learned how to cook Japanese food<br />- and I eat too much<br /><br />Don't worry, I think you're a great mommy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505997050983201333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-62998933934630124502010-12-16T08:40:57.538-08:002010-12-16T08:40:57.538-08:00Sara- I doubt it! Our bodies crave what we crave w...Sara- I doubt it! Our bodies crave what we crave when pregnant. I officially relieve you of Diet Coke guilt!Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-77402377707621665632010-12-16T08:38:15.692-08:002010-12-16T08:38:15.692-08:00I drank diet coke whilst pregnant. Not daily but e...I drank diet coke whilst pregnant. Not daily but enough to make me feel guilty. Maybe that is why he has peanut allergysarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235269953424948358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-51485659186422194452010-12-16T07:29:04.526-08:002010-12-16T07:29:04.526-08:00P.S. I'm using it now. ;0P.S. I'm using it now. ;0Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-26589267747341561282010-12-16T07:28:41.016-08:002010-12-16T07:28:41.016-08:00I can so relate to that Julie! As a tired pregnant...I can so relate to that Julie! As a tired pregnant woman, I have used and over-used the TV. Sometimes you just need a break!Sarah Faderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130247223287762814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881889234584131192.post-58207132605724983452010-12-16T07:25:38.246-08:002010-12-16T07:25:38.246-08:00When my oldest was a toddler and my husband left f...When my oldest was a toddler and my husband left for the Army, I wasn't sleeping well at all. Maybe 3 hours a night. So some mornings I just had to put him in the playpen, put on Elmo and sleep an extra hour. I am afraid this made him so into the TV today but I don't know. He never watched much before then. But it is what it is.Julie Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162499312302593916noreply@blogger.com