02/10/2026
I’m pretty sure she’s fine 😌
It’s always been part of the narrative that moms are open for judgment and criticism. Even from other women. Even from other moms.
This isn’t new to me.
As a teen mom it was:
“How can you be out with your friends?”
At professional events:
“Where are your kids?”
— from complete strangers, like my babysitting situation is urgent or relevant.
And now, even after designing a life where I’m home with my kids 24/7, 365. I still have to balance the responsibility of paying our bills.
Highlighting that balancing act of course turns into people openly questioning whether I’m a good mother or not.
Same song. Different era.
But guess what? I don’t feel the need to correct people or self-identify with their projections anymore. That’s a skill I’ve built over almost 20 years of motherhood.
For new moms though? This kind of commentary can be incredibly frustrating and hurtful.
So… can we cut this out as a society guys lol
