This is How Perfectionism Affects Parenting
The price of trying to be perfect.
“Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world.” — Robert Hillyer
I started off my motherhood journey to a rocky start.
As a recovering perfectionist and overachiever, I tried to do it all and do it perfectly.
I had no idea the amount of pressure I was putting on myself to be the perfect mother. And, when I inevitably fail – in my own eyes – I would beat myself up mercilessly.
I thought I was a terrible mum.
Losing My Vision of Motherhood
As a result, I struggled inside and I found it hard to enjoy being with my daughter.
Before I had her, I had a vision about the type of mum I wanted to be and the type of family life I wanted to have. But, that vision was getting away from me with every passing day.
This was alarming to me. As a lifelong personal development junkie and a certified life coach, I thought I had it all figured out.
Learning to Be a Mum
But motherhood gave me an opportunity to see that I still had much to learn.
