I'm a terrible mother!

Everyone else seems to know best.. Everyone else has "been there done that" Everyone else has "advice"... Isnt that so fucking annoying? Thought so...

I just wonder what level of "crappy" motherhood you have to reach to end up with so much ridiculous advice! 

My kid will survive through the following bits of shitty "mommy expert" advice:

- Socks dont match
- Doing your childs science project (because who has time to take care of them if theyre suspended)
- OMG youre not feeding your child organic or homeade food?
- How dare you let your child have dirt in their hand
- Is he at the right weight percentile.. God forbid youre a shitty enough parent to underfeed your child... jeeze
- YOURE NOT BREAST FEEEEEEEDDDDDIIINNNGGG???????
- Dont you dare let them have blankets in the crib
- Powder is toxic... shampoo is toxic... EVERYTHING IS TOXIC
- Never put the baby on their tummy...
- Put that quarter in their belly button other wise they'll be deformed
- Oh God, they havent had all their vaccinations!!??
- Your mouth doesnt disinfect pacifiers
- He should be on YOUR schedule... (lol)
- You didnt get rid of the CAT!!???
- OMG he's not sleeping through the night?

I get that some things are implemented for reason... But I wonder why we are parenting bad enough that we need ridiculous guidelines!?

Everyone is an expert... and most of the time the experts arent mom's! What I can say about motherhood for sure is that its never Right or Wrong.. Its you... you as a mom who makes sense of the child you have... He or she expects that of you and the thing is... when theyre yours, you can deliver exactly what they need! Our job as co existing moms, isnt to judge each other.. its to help each other.. 

My great friend Lori rocked my son to sleep in her arms the other day and said, "I hope this is ok because I would be upset if my son seemed to be more calm with another mom" 

I now rock my son to sleep just like she did when he wont relax... because she showed me a new technique.. We dont always have the answers but there is a way to be constructive and thats what we need as mommys... CONSTRUCTION! 

In doing the research necessary for this blog I spoke to the most AMAZING mom's who have had the worst types of judgement... My mom is included in that lot... She showed me how much times have changed...

However many books we read, and however many you tube videos we watch I think its safe to say that we are mom... we know best... It may not be standard procedure or up to code in the mommyhood handbook but I can assure that we know best... lets give ourselves and each other a break! We are on the same team... 

How did anyone ever survive without recalls, drug scares..... internet!!!???? 

Give it a rest... If someone wants to put rum on their childs gums, let them do their thing... Theres a difference between child abuse and doing what you have to do to keep your sanity!!!!!! 

 xoxo
SaraH