Sneaky thoughts about motherhood

Finding Yourself in Motherhood · Sep 2, 2025 · 15m

Today I talked about thoughts we have about motherhood. I mentioned a friend telling me "I am extremely disappointed in myself," when discussing motherhood. I talked about how this thought is painful and not serving her well. It leads her to take actions being fueled by pain. She also told me "I tried to make sure they always knew they were loved." I talk about how this might be a better thought but could also be painful since her children sometimes tell her stories about not feeling loved while growing up. Plus its not possible to always show love to our children. We make mistakes and have…