Comments on How Not to Dress Like A Mom: Christmas Dish and New Year's Resolutions: 2012

absolutely agree! if Mum is unhappy then kids aren...

2012-01-11T15:04:26.459-08:00

absolutely agree! if Mum is unhappy then kids arent happy either. I want to find balance too - I am trying every day to define what is an acceptable and worthwile sacrifice and what is a waste of my time and just over-perfectionism. Happy New Year and great to see that many of us think the same.

Well Said Jae... this can be applied to many other...

2012-01-04T19:44:49.828-08:00

Well Said Jae... this can be applied to many other things in life than just being a mom... it is SO important to be you first and foremost. If you are not happy than it is virtually impossible to teach your children what it means to be happy. My sister recently said to me that the more confidence you have in yourself and the happier and more full you are as a person, the more you have to give. Mother's especially and often women in any relationship give too much of themselves that they are taken for granted, and a certain lack of respect can grow from that. The more true to yourself you are, the better everything in your life is. You're not just a mom, you are a woman and being a mom is just another wonderful part of being you. Slightly off topic, but it sort of aligned with what you are talking about.
Great post... miss you. xo

Yes! I honestly think that martyr parents do thei...

2012-01-04T16:42:43.234-08:00

Yes! I honestly think that martyr parents do their kids a disservice by showing them a completely unrealistic example of adulthood and happiness. I applaud you!

This was seriously awesome, thank you!!

2012-01-04T14:08:12.597-08:00

This was seriously awesome, thank you!!

What a refreshingly honest post about being a Mom!...

2012-01-04T11:43:02.443-08:00

What a refreshingly honest post about being a Mom! I like the way you think =)

I kind of wanted to stand up and cheer for this po...

2012-01-04T10:49:48.288-08:00

I kind of wanted to stand up and cheer for this post.

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lace, etc.

Aw, I am loving all of this positivity! I feel lik...

2012-01-04T10:46:47.659-08:00

Aw, I am loving all of this positivity! I feel like it's just a good reminder that you're a good mom to YOUR kids. Maybe not to the kids whose mom is building the Leaning Tower of Pisa out of macaroni noodles for art class, but definitely to your kids.

Awesome. Just awesome. Happy New Years!

2012-01-04T10:26:15.627-08:00

Awesome. Just awesome. Happy New Years!

Amen! So often we compare ourselves to other women...

2012-01-04T10:15:56.321-08:00

Amen! So often we compare ourselves to other women and use them as our measuring stick for how we're doing as mothers. But you have to do what works for YOUR family, and what's even better is that you don't have to justify it to anyone else. Your family, your choices!

I love this post! Amen sista :-) That is somethi...

2012-01-04T10:03:14.176-08:00

I love this post! Amen sista :-) That is something I might have to read and re-read...thanks for your sharing your thoughts, I love them!

I really needed to read that just now, thanks Jae....

2012-01-04T10:00:13.611-08:00

I really needed to read that just now, thanks Jae.