Admitting that I’m #TheImperfectMom
I am not perfect. I strive to be, but I am not. In fact, I am a recovering perfectionist if we’re going to be really honest. It’s a hard thing to admit as a blogger and in these social media driven days of facebook, instagram, and pinterest. So I encourage you to start sharing your photos of imperfection no matter what is is with the hashtag #TheImperfectMom to help normalize reality.
So I have started a hashtag for all of the “normal” moms and all of the women who don’t necessarily have it all together. Maybe your house is messy, maybe you don’t craft, and maybe life is chaotic. Share your real life pictures and moms on facebook, instagram and social media with #theimperfectmom.
This is an effort to help us relate to one another to moms. I know that as a blogger, I take pictures of my food pretty much every day and make it look beautiful, when in reality it’s just a meal and it’s nourishing us. But sometimes meals aren’t beautiful, and sometimes it’s a struggle to potty train, and sometimes you have a pinterest fail.
Relish in those imperfections and celebrate what it means to be a great mom… and I promise you, it’s not necessarily based on how many crafts you do or how clean your house is.
Kara is an author and advocate for positive, grace-filled parenting. She is homeschooler to her 6 children living on a farm in New England. She believes in creative educational approaches to help kids dive deeper into a rich learning experience and has her degree in Secondary Education & Adolescent Childhood Development. She is passionate about connecting with and helping other parents on their journey to raise awesome kids!
I’M JOINING IN! I’m ALL over this!
I’m so glad! I look forward to seeing those crazy Foster moments 😉
Just this morning I told my bf to get home ASAP. He said he read me loud and clear. He works an odd shift so it’s not as odd as it sounds by early afternoon hours I had had enough. I have an upcoming blog about just this thing. I’ll gladly be trying to use your hashtag if i’m not ripping my hair out while trying to take a pic which reminds me I should have grabbed a picture of the tower she built this morning to get on top of her toy closet to get things shes not supposed to have. Sincerely the stressed but trying to stay on the bright side
Hahaha, oh Stephanie, I can totally relate. My daughter was trying to build a ladder with my antique books today. GAH! But at the same time there is such sweet innocence in those moments.
Cute idea! I should have lots of these to post. I have imperfect mom moments about 12 times a day.
RIGHT?! haha. I feel like motherhood is full of these kinds of pictures, but they’re typically not anything we would ever share.
Oh no! See now I wish I had gotten a picture. Michelle I will have to connect. I look forward to your pictures too 🙂 Haha 12 is a lot. You have your hands full
Baby is adorable, and so is this photo. It shows that she had initiative and someone tried to help her learn what and how she wants. And big, big like for cloth diapers. For me, this is perfect parenting (and messy house is from another story :))).