Comments on: Podcast: Am I really a bad mother or is the bar unrealistically high? http://blog.anniefox.com/2009/10/05/podcast-am-i-really-a-bad-mother-or-is-the-bar-unrealistically-high/ Thoughts about teens, tweens, parenting and this adventure of living on Earth in the 21st century. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:46:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth http://blog.anniefox.com/2009/10/05/podcast-am-i-really-a-bad-mother-or-is-the-bar-unrealistically-high/comment-page-1/#comment-10210 Elizabeth Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:55:41 +0000 http://blog.anniefox.com/?p=2394#comment-10210 Ayelet certainly is fearless! You touched on some of the most sensitive topics for moms and women in general. Whether I agreed or disagreed with Ayelet's opinions, it was refreshing to have a woman speak HER mind and not what is supposed to be on her mind. Thank goodness for strong women and mothers like her. Ayelet certainly is fearless! You touched on some of the most sensitive topics for moms and women in general. Whether I agreed or disagreed with Ayelet’s opinions, it was refreshing to have a woman speak HER mind and not what is supposed to be on her mind. Thank goodness for strong women and mothers like her.

]]> By: Carrie Tucker http://blog.anniefox.com/2009/10/05/podcast-am-i-really-a-bad-mother-or-is-the-bar-unrealistically-high/comment-page-1/#comment-10208 Carrie Tucker Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:07:43 +0000 http://blog.anniefox.com/?p=2394#comment-10208 Aloha Annie, Thank you so much! I am a single mother of three, so can't say I love my husband more than my kids, but I can say that I love God and myself more than my kids. I don't want my kids to feel like they need to make me happy, and I don't want them to think that anyone else can make them happy. They need to do that for themselves. I know I'm a bad mom, but I accept that I am the PERFECT mom for MY kids. They are getting what they need to be powerful people on this planet. I love my kids more than life itself! Can you imagine how much I love God and myself? Thank God Love is a renewable resource! Though I must say, I have made choices that limit my children's options. When we looked into schools, there really weren't a lot of choices. In fact, there were very few acceptable options. It takes sacrifice on my part to get them where we know they need to go. However, my girls love to dance hula. When it became more than I was willing to do, they had to conquer their fear and find a way to get themselves there. I'm willing to pick them up, but they get there on their own. Before we reached the point that I was no longer willing to sacrifice more, they were to afraid to make those plans. When it meant losing something they love, they FOUND the courage and strength to get out of their comfort zone. I didn't plan the circumstances, God did. It took strength for me to follow God's lead because my kids are powerful negotiators! LOL But whenever I feel that tug from my intuition, I stand my ground. The world needs powerful negotiators, and strong citizens. It's our job to nurture them, without weakening them. Thanks for this mind expanding podcast! Many blessings, Carrie Aloha Annie,
Thank you so much! I am a single mother of three, so can’t say I love my husband more than my kids, but I can say that I love God and myself more than my kids. I don’t want my kids to feel like they need to make me happy, and I don’t want them to think that anyone else can make them happy. They need to do that for themselves.

I know I’m a bad mom, but I accept that I am the PERFECT mom for MY kids. They are getting what they need to be powerful people on this planet. I love my kids more than life itself! Can you imagine how much I love God and myself? Thank God Love is a renewable resource!

Though I must say, I have made choices that limit my children’s options. When we looked into schools, there really weren’t a lot of choices. In fact, there were very few acceptable options. It takes sacrifice on my part to get them where we know they need to go.

However, my girls love to dance hula. When it became more than I was willing to do, they had to conquer their fear and find a way to get themselves there. I’m willing to pick them up, but they get there on their own. Before we reached the point that I was no longer willing to sacrifice more, they were to afraid to make those plans. When it meant losing something they love, they FOUND the courage and strength to get out of their comfort zone.

I didn’t plan the circumstances, God did. It took strength for me to follow God’s lead because my kids are powerful negotiators! LOL But whenever I feel that tug from my intuition, I stand my ground.

The world needs powerful negotiators, and strong citizens. It’s our job to nurture them, without weakening them. Thanks for this mind expanding podcast!

Many blessings,
Carrie

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