I will be the first one to tell you that I was once slightly judgmental about how others parented. There was once a time where I was a “know it all” Special Education teacher in my twenties with no kids of my own. I knew the parents of my students had an unbelievably difficult task but I can’t deny the many times I had wished and prayed that they would just do X because it was the “better” choice. Now being a mom of five myself, two of which have special needs, I TOTALLY get it and I want to apologize with ALL my heart to anyone I may have judged. I now have a completely different lens with which I look at everything…. I call it the “mom-filter”.

I try REALLY hard to use the mom-filter to support and uplift other moms, instead of tearing them apart. We all share common humanity and just want to do the best we can with the resources and information that we have available to us. Being a mom is without a doubt a blessing but it is certainly the scariest thing I have EVER done. I constantly worry about the choices I am making…. Will this be one the one thing that screws them up forever? You know what I am talking about! Times it by 5 and it’s a recipe for complete exhaustion. 

Society has created a culture of judgment and superiority, especially amongst moms…. Breast feeding vs. formula feeding, helicopter parenting vs. free range parenting, cry it out vs. attachment parenting, vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated…. the list could continue on forever…..  The truth is judging other moms and spewing nastiness does nothing to help get what you are personally passionate about across. It shuts the recipient down and makes them push harder against you- missing all the good information you may have to put out into the world.

I am on a quest to connect moms across the globe who want to end the judgment and criticism, have open and civil discussions, agree to disagree and spread love and support to fellow moms. We are all on this journey together.

Why not extend a hand and an open heart?! 

Yours Through The Insanity,

xoxoxoxo

Colleen