A Good Mother (or Father)...Not a Perfect Mother (or Father)

 "There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one” - Jill Churchill

Reknowned mystery writer, Jill Churchill, got it right with this quote.  Sometimes I think that a mother's (and sometimes a Father's) worst critic is themselves.  It is very important to realize thaat there is no such thing as a perfect parent.  Everyone makes mistakes.  Even those mothers who appear to be perfect to you, aren't.  Strive every day to be a better parent but cut yourself a break when you fall short of the perfect parent that you want to be.  Like it or not you're only human and humans make mistakes.  Just pick your self up, brush yourself off and get right back up on the horse we call parenting.