The pressures and pride associated with being a mom can be overwhelming even for the veteran parent. This article discusses how that pressure came to bear on a recent college graduate and first time mother that felt that she needed to be the shining example of parenthood that society required of her at all times. This pressure came to a breaking point and she needed to seek help as well as a more healthy mindset about the actual requirements of motherhood.

Key Takeaways:

• I wasn’t a happy mother, and I realized that everything I was trying to do on my own was making me miserable. So I decided to slack off for a change
• It didn’t take long for me to figure out that being an OK mom was way better than being a supermom.
• Once I let go of my need for perfection and my desire to handle parenting completely on my own, I began to actually enjoy motherhood.

“Once I let go of my need for perfection and my desire to handle parenting completely on my own, I began to actually enjoy motherhood.”

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1123671/trying-be-perfect-mom