117. Let's Dump the Mom Guilt

Ever hear that inner voice telling you that you weren't made for
this autism parenting journey?  It's too hard and you don't
have enough patience to withstand it?  


What about this? Do you ever feel guilty because you just want
time away from your kids?  Do you feel guilty for loving
your job and going to work and you think that those stay-at-home
moms must be much better moms than you?  


Maybe over the holiday break screen time limits have gone out the
window or you’ve been through the fast food drive thru’s too many
times or maybe you are continuously doubting if you’re doing
things right or maybe you think that decisions you are making are
going to have long term negative consequences for your child.


The truth is, there are so many reasons that we feel mom guilt.
Sometimes it might be coming from your own personal insecurities
or maybe it’s from your family members or it might be that you
acted out in anger, and lost your cool, and before you knew it,
you were yelling which isn’t typical for you, have you been
there?


Do you ever feel guilty because you just want time away from your
kids? STOP THAT.  It can be so easy to lose yourself along
this journey of caring for your child.


When you can share your fears and self-doubt with other moms, you
will often find that not only are you not alone but like-minded
women can help each other let go of unrealistic comparisons that
fuel mom guilt.


Make sure your expectations of yourself are reasonable and
attainable and allow space for downtime.  For some of you,
your mom guilt may come from past trauma or maybe you are focused
on doing it better than your parent or parents did. If that is
you, I want to encourage you to journal and give yourself a
chance to see your thinking on paper. Once you can identify your
triggers, it allows you to move past it and create your own truth
as a parent.


If you’ve been ruminating over anything that has you feeling that
mom guilt, I want to encourage you to let it go and give yourself
grace that you too mama are learning along this journey and it’s
bumpy and messy sometimes along the way, and every day is a new
adventure.  


If you want to learn strategies and tools that you can use to
improve your life along this autism parenting journey, becoming
Not Your Average Autism Mom is your answer.
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Additional Resources:


Episode 100. Lessons I have Learned Along our Journey