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Every time I see or hear of a mom attacking another mom, I cringe. We must stop judging. We must stand up and support each other. Being a mom is the toughest job there is. There might be some that are pretty close, but I can’t think of any.

And, here’s the thing, when we are doing that judging, I would bet that 99% of the time, it is because we are uncertain of the decisions we’ve made. We are defensive. We feel like we have to defend ourselves against other moms.

It has to stop. We make our parenting decisions based on what is best for us and our children. Nobody else should come into that decision (okay, maybe dad).

I’m a fan of breastfeeding. I’ve done it and I’m still doing it. They’ve all had a bottle, too. 

I get tired of seeing mothers attacking other mothers because of the feeding decisions they make. We are all moms doing the best we can for our children. All of us. No matter how we feed our kids. We are feeding them. They are growing. They are healthy. The most important thing? They are loved.

I asked my friends and readers for pictures of them feeding their children. All ways. All forms. Just feeding. They are all beautiful. They are all wonderful. They are all perfect. They are all loved.

Feeding collage

I might be late on the “mom enough” band wagon, but we are all mom enough. Every.Single.One!

So, when you are sitting there thinking about the choices you are making, just remember that you are making it for you and your child. And you are awesome!

Special thanks to Meg, Domesticated Gal, Erin, Amber, Lex, Natasha, Kelly, Dawn, Offdachainandoutathebox, Jennifer, BalancingMama, JaMonkey, Kari, Autumn, Julie, Holly, and Nicole for sending me their pictures and letting them be featured here.

 

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33 Comments

  1. Neat post! Makes me want a milkshake!

  2. This is just beautiful!!! The most important thing is that all babies are well fed, taken care of, and healthy. Otherwise no need to judge.

    1. It’s really becoming my motto…no judging moms, unless they are putting kids in harms way.

  3. That was probably the last time I actually got her to nurse, started exclusively pumping after that!

  4. pat chance says:

    Very nice and stand up for moms post.

  5. Mr. Serious says:

    Moms rock. Especially K! Wait this ain’t no mompetition. You all rock!

  6. Too bad it doesn’t end with how to feed your baby. I recently decided to homeschool my oldest for a year and thought it would be great to join a homeschool support group. I have felt judgement from one mom in particular because I’m not homeschooling all of my children for their entire education. I’m not trying to make a lifestyle statement with my choice, I’m simply trying to do what I believe is best for all my children at this particular moment in their little lives. I’ve learned their needs evolve and change as they grow. As mom’s I believe we’re all trying to do what we believe is best for our children. We need to realize all of our children are different and will have different needs at different times. Even my own children are different- what worked for my first child didn’t always work for my second child, despite the fact that they are both girls and grew up with the same parents in the same home. If I’m doing something differently from another mom it’s not because I love my child less or I’m lazy or I’m ignorant, it’s simply because I think my child needs something different. All that said, I know I tend to be judgmental too, mostly of parents who let their little kids roam around the neighborhood seemingly unsupervised. It’s possible that I’m a bit overprotective. It’s possible that their kids are more responsible than mine. It’s possible that they are watching, I just can’t see them. The reality is I don’t know the situation because I’ve never taken the time to ask them about it- that is me passing judgement without knowing enough about the situation to do so. 🙁

    1. Oh, Jennifer, don’t I know it. The judging will always be there, won’t it? I’ve recently compelled myself to not judge (unless kids are in harms way) because we don’t always know the situation, right?

      Yes, each kid is different, and we’ve had to do different schooling things with our kids, too.

  7. love all the pictures. what a sweet way to get the message out. those babies all look happy and healthy no matter how they are being fed! Great word!

  8. Great group of photos you’ve got there! 😉

    I agree, moms attacking moms is pointless. Our children and our world will do better when we encourage one another instead.

    1. It’s so sad because we seem to be such easy targets for each other.

  9. I TOTALLY agree with you!! And those are some adorable pictures… I love the one of the big sister (I assume) feeding the newborn. ^_^

  10. BalancingMama (Julie) says:

    Amen to this! I see my cute munchkin in those photos! 🙂

  11. Amen! We all make the best choices for own our children.

    End of story.

    Wonderful post.

  12. I totally agree.. after 22 years of being a mom… who really has time to judge other moms?? Unless someone is hurting their own child I rarely opened my mouth to compare. Nursing.. one of the most awesome things about being a woman… I know I LOVED it… I never cared if it offended anyone.

    1. Yes, exactly. No judging..unless they are in harms way.

      I love doing it, too.

  13. Thank you! Happy to be part of such a wonderful post! We *are* all Mom enough and I couldn’t agree more with everything you wrote. 🙂 xo

  14. Cynthia Rayne says:

    Excellent point. We all do it differently, but “different” doesn’t mean bad.

  15. Agreed! We are all mom enough! Thanks for sharing this beautiful collage. Feeding in all forms is so beautiful, because we are providing life to our children! Love this.

  16. very true my friend.
    (you know who needs to read this? The nurses in the hospitals that make moms feel like failures for their choices. ..)

    1. Oh, the nurses in the hospital..don’t get me started. I know they have good intentions, but sometimes they come across as so judge-y and just rude (and sooo belittling!).

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