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1 min readNov 22, 2020

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But you should be. What you said isn’t a “hard truth”. It’s a biased opinion from a very narrow minded viewpoint. A toxic one, in fact.

You need to get off your high horse. Don’t assume that just because things are going well for you now that they will be in 5 years or some other time down the road. There’s no such thing as perfect parents or perfect children. It’s wrong to advertise yourself as such.

It’s also wrong to assume that children having behavioral problems is a failure of discipline on the part of the parent. Or that they’re selfish parents. Or that they’re not giving their kids enough attention. There are always multiple factors at play. Frankly, that’s asinine thinking born out of this toxic idea of maternal martyrdom. Who’s selfish now? Because martyring yourself on the alter of motherhood is about you, not your children. You need to find a better way to find your value for yourself, the world, and God than being a harpy looking to scavenge tasty morsels of self importance off someone else’s parenting woes.

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