Throwing stones

“We are judged for being working moms and not being there for our children, and yet we are also judged for being stay-at-home moms and not working, we are also judged if we aren’t mothers at all.” Miki Agrawal

I listened to Miki Agrawal say this and it made me pause because I’ve now been a stay-at-home mom, a full-time plus working mom, and I dealt with years of infertility struggles before we were able to start our family. And I judged myself through each of those seasons.

When I didn’t know if I would ever have a family, I felt like a broken woman. When I stayed home with my young kids, I felt guilty and privileged for not working, and now that I am working, I feel guilty that I’m not home after school to greet my kids.

The lesson for me here is to enjoy the season I am in, and stop judging myself and other women.

When I judge other women, I now realize it is because I am judging myself first. I’m working on not judging myself so that I can stop judging others.