Their Effort Is Not Your Grade: Letting Go of Motherhood Guilt

The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom · Jun 12, 2026 · 37m

Have you ever watched your child struggle, pull away, make choices you would not choose, or seem to stop trying — and immediately made it mean something about you as a mother?

Maybe they do not call or text as often as you wish. Maybe they are struggling with school, relationships, motivation, faith, emotional health, work, or life choices. Maybe they are not showing the effort you hoped they would.

And somewhere inside, the questions begin:

What did I do wrong?

Did I not teach them enough?

Was I too hard? Too soft?

Did I fail them somehow?

In this episode of The Courageous and Confident…