Note to Self; I am NOT a Failure!

There seems to be quite a few moms out there making it big with their own creative businesses. This tends to give me false hope. It's very easy to instantly compare oneself to someone else because you may have something in common with them. Completely ignoring the fact that your situation differs in a million other ways. When I see these other women succeeding in the way I want to succeed I immediately think I can do that too only to become flustered when I can't make it happen overnight. I am not a failure just because I have to take things slowly. I have to constantly remind myself of that one, CONSTANTLY! Most of these stay at home mums are not completely alone. They may have a paid babysitter, a helpful relative to take the kids when need be, or maybe daycare, preschool or some other program that gives them some alone time to work on their craft. I dont have those options. Right now, at least until my little ones are of school age I am a full time 24 hours a day 7 days a week mum. That doesn't mean I have to quit trying to succeed in my artistic endeavors though. It just means that my artistic endeavors will take more time than they may someone with more resources available to them. I am coming to terms with this. I am starting to relax! Starting to give myself a break. Life is too short to spend it disliking oneself and feeling like a failure. I am NOT a failure!

Comments

[Johanna]

I know what you mean. I work outside the home but really can only manage part time. I'm always beating myself up for not being one of those super moms out there working full time, keeping house and taking the kids out to a million different activities. It's really hard sometimes not to compare ourselves to others.
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[Kari S.]

Thank you for posting this because this is excatly how I feel but could not find a way to express this. I struggle with it everyday!

[Kim Naumann]

It's rough being a mum sometimes and being able to find like minded women going through the same experiances or feeling the same insecurities can very often lighten the load we feel dragging us down.