I can guarantee you God is not sitting on his throne judging your parenting and wagging his finger when you miss the mark of perfection. In case no one has told you lately, I want you to hear it again:Īnd the devil is a liar. Which means the feelings of guilt or the negative self-talk bouncing around in our brain is not only unhealthy and ineffective, but also misplaced.ĭo you make parenting choices based on what you believe is in the best interest of your child? Yes. Then by our own definition, we’re not bad mothers. Am I really a bad mom?Īm I doing any of those things? No! Are you? No! When I’m tempted to feel like I’m a “bad mom,” I’ve learned I have to check the facts. Maybe you can relate to those feelings of worry, anxiety, or not being good enough? So if I ever feel like I’m doing “less than perfect” mothering (which is all day, every day), I immediately feel this sense of guilt that I’m not doing enough or I’m not good enough-which reinforces my worry that my being “less than” will negatively impact my children. My deepest desire as a mom is to love my kids well and to give them a healthy and successful start in life. The mommy guilt I feel is actually a representation of my anxiety and worry over my kid’s future. In her book she discusses the different places guilt comes from, and how guilt is actually a form of worry. My big “aha” moment came when I was reading Valorie Burton’s book, Letting Go of Guilt. He came to set us free from the condemnation and false guilt that we feel as mothers. That is not the life Jesus came and died for us to live, mamas. Its sole purpose is to make you feel like a bad mom so you parent from a place of guilt and shame instead of joy and freedom. The truth is, it’s a joy stealer and peace killer. I’m going to mess them up for life if I’m not readily available at their beck and call. I’m not spending enough time with my kids. It’s that overly critical voice that’s judging every decision I make as a mom. I’m willing to bet you know this feeling all too well.įor me, it shows up as a fear of failure. Scotty X has the insight, the courage, and the gumption to question some of golf’s most sacred cows.Mommy guilt - that nagging feeling that haunts every mom and shouts we’re not doing enough, not getting it right, and we’re failing our kids big time. Whether he wears his cap on backwards or chews gum and walks the walk right here at GolfDom he talks the talk. Everything from PGA news, game-changing information, golfing stories, instructional tips and teaching is on the lips of this font of wisdom in plus fours. The GolfDom blog podcast brings the spoken word up to speed with the latest and greatest golfing news across the planet. Whether you wield a broomstick putter or a shorter instrument is of no concern to this teaching marvel and commentator on this great game of ours. Reading the break has just got a whole lot more complicated and understanding the grain will go down in history as a Scotty X ‘no brainer’. Fanfare erupts in the golfing realm in Australia and internationally as the GolfDom blog podcast launches across the airwaves. However, nothing can keep Scotty down for long, even if getting up again is becoming decidedly harder as the days go by.
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