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Mommy Guilt/Mommy Angst

Posted by on Mar 2, 2009 in Motherhood | 6 comments

4pm on a day I’ve been lazy and have done little housework:

feeling guilty, restless, overwhelmed

4pm on a day I’ve done a ton of household chores and projects:

feeling bitter, restless, overwhelmed

I cannot seem to win.  Either I pile on the mommy guilt for not doing all the things I think I  should be doing, or I pour out the mommy angst for having to do so much.

I seriously need to find a happy medium.

Any suggestions?

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  • http://kennedyandzach.blogspot.com/ colleen_mouse

    Do what you can, but remember to enjoy your day…take some time for the kids, some time for the work, and some time for yourself.

    I do the same thing!

  • Lissa

    No suggestions…just let me know if you figure it out! I could use the happy medium, too. :)

  • Melissa

    I wish I knew. Let me know i you find it, I’ve been looking for that happy medium for years! :)

  • http://www.JesseKateDesigns.blogspot.com Kris

    I think this is something we can ALL relate to- I know I sure can. ;)

  • http://ldscancermom.blogspot.com LCM

    I sit around for an hour and then run around like a crazy person for 30 minutes. It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you make yourself crazy like this. Then I repeat. I get enough done to look like I really made an effort, but I get plenty of novel reading, internet surfing and Tivo watching to make me sane. And prepared for when the girls come home and make me insane.

  • Susan

    Love your blog…I’ve written about parent guilt…here: http://www.parentcoachatlanta.com AND here: http://www.littlesliceoflife.com I have a third blog but it’s about dating and not much about guilt…you can let me know if you want to read it (it’s H.O.N.E.S.T.) so I blog under a pen name (do we need a new phrase for pen name as bloggers?).

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