Lazy Mami

[minervax]

Like all mothers I am constantly wondering if I suck because I don't want to spend every waking minute ensuring my baby's blissful happiness. People are constantly telling me that she is the happiest baby they have ever seen, etc. Of course, I know that she was born this way...and that all I can do now is screw it up

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[lmc00]

i know you're not looking for advice, which is ok because i can't really give advice. but i hope it's ok for me to say that it's reassuring to hear that someone else out there is in the same mental boat. i worry all the time about how i'm going to deal with my career, with kids, with my own neuroses about parenting... will i screw them up somehow if i do/don't do this, that, the other thing... heck, i get nutty when i think about how maybe i'm not doing a good job attending to my CAT'S needs... but anyhow, i guess i just wanted to say thanks for posting this.

[prudies]

I feel it too, of course. I should be working so the burden isn't entirely on my husband, but I feel guilty every time I leave Elliott. We're so screwed!

Also, I've totally had this thought (which is similar to what you posted): Elliott was born entirely perfect. I can only screw him up!

Yikes, daunting.