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Modern Motherhood Explained
By Cindy Posey | September 18, 2007
I picked up I was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood as a diversion while Asher and Stephanie played at the train table at the book store. After two hours, I was riveted by the easy conversational message shared by Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile. What a refreshing outlook on the realities of “Modern Motherhood.” The life of a mom is not always rosy. Being a mom is hard work especially when guilt, expectations, failures and unpredictability seem to infiltrate the day repeatedly. The practical advise was broken down by chapters and focused on eight main ideas:
- Align your expectations with reality
- Make peace with your choices
- Lose the judgment
- Let go of the guilt
- Tell him what you need
- Honor your whole self
- Just say no
- Live in the moment
I felt like my life as a Mom was explained in every chapter. The quizzes were enlightening. The quotes and little secrets across the bottom of the pages were entertaining. The message that I took away from this book is summarized in the following paragraph:
The key is to define your needs and then commit to them. Yes, commit to your own needs, and you must start by tuning out others’ perceptions of what’s valuable, necessary, and a worthy use of time in your life. Part of what you’re trying to teach your children is how to be a whole, well-rounded human being, and doing so requires self-knowledge, self-care, and self-respect. As an adult, it’s your job to figure out how to nurture yourself. And once you figure that out, you need to honor it.
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