Sometime last week I came across this video on my newsfeed. I watched it with a smile from ear to ear. If you watch it you realize that it's main focus is to bring awareness that motherhood looks different for everybody.
I'm not sure if I've always been as opened minded about motherhood as I right now, but just recently...like in the past few days recently I've become so much more open. Because I follow various pages on social media I see "mommy wars" almost daily. The never ending breast vs bottle is one that seems to never end. Everyone always has something to say.
Birth Without Fear shared a photo of a beautiful mom bottle feeding her child. The photo was breath taking. Bottle feeding can mean so many things for a mom. The mom in the picture was filled with love for her little one. It radiated through her, but someone somewhere I'm sure thought the bottle was a problem. It's sad. I commented something along the lines of, "Motherhood looks different for everyone. Not one mother is the same as the other. Not one baby is the same as the other. Our children won't remember if they were breastfed or bottle fed. They won't remember if they were strolled or worn. What they will remember is that we loved them more than life itself."
That moment a spark lit in me. Why are we always at war with one another? Don't we all just have the same goal in mind? We want healthy, happy children and a healthy, happy home. Why do we judge the mom using OTC medication for her feverish, teething baby? Why not say, "Hey you, yes you...you're doing a great job." We were not born knowing what we do now, so why do we feel superior because we rearface past 2 years old when our fellow mom forward faced at 1? Let's help each other out mommies!
We're in this together. We have to stick together. We've all been somewhere where we've wanted reassurance. Let's not kick the other mom down when she's feeling unsure. Remember that not everyone will think the way you do. Not everyone will have your beliefs. Sometimes all a mom wants is someone to relate to. Someone who says "amen sistah my kids drive me nuts too, but I love them."
Go watch the video and I'd you don't know what Birth Without Fear is click the link below:
As always, xoxo.
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