Do You Feel Judged As a Mother? Here’s How You Can Protect Yourself
We can’t stop people from criticising us. But we can minimise its impact on our mental health.
“My mother never complained.”
“This is what you signed up for. No one said it was easy.”
“Just get on with it.”
“Why are you still breatsfeeding?”
“You are too soft on your kids. They need more discipline.”
“I would never do that with my children.”
If you’re a mother, you have most likely heard the above statements or variations of them. It’s even more likely that you have felt these things being implied in people’s attitudes towards you.
If you have ever felt judged for the way you parent, you are not alone.
Motherhood is one of the roles in society that is judged the most. In fact, a study in 2016 shows that 90% of mother feels judged for the way they parent. Sadly, a lot of mothers in this study felt this judgment was coming from people that are supposed to support them, such as friends and family.
Unfortunately, we cannot make people treat us in the way we need and deserve. Often we have to put up…
