Parenting insecurities: You're Not the Only One

It’s Diwali, which I knew. …

ugh ok so like anyone else ever feel like a complete imposter in their own home? …

I’ve been a pediatric nurse for forty years now, and the sheer volume of nutritional information I have imparted to worried parents could fill a small library, all about whole grains and nutrient… …

i mean i spent my whole career, like, managing projects, you know, dealing with office politics and always hitting my KPIs and now i'm just so worried my inability to help my son with some advanced… …

I've been seeing all these posts lately, you know, the ones with the perfect kids in their, like, perfectly curated playrooms? …

My son's divorce… it’s been finalized for a few months now. …

You know sometimes you just scroll through your phone at like two in the morning and everyone else is sleeping but you’re just there staring at all these other moms online and their perfect houses… …

I just can't shake this feeling of absolute uselessness, it’s gnawing at me. …

I just spent an hour at work talking to a new mom about healthy fats and fiber for her little one, really laying it all out, right? …

And then there’s Iris, just screaming her head off because some other kid *looked* at her plastic dinosaur. …

He was a quiet child, always watching. …

I was at the playground today, the one near the library, where the synthetic turf meets the cracked asphalt. …

I swear, I’m at my wits’ end. …

I am so absolutely LIVID right now because I just completely, utterly, and irrecoverably botched our first Kwanzaa celebration, and it’s all my fault, of course it is, because I live in this tiny… …

i’m supposed to be reading for my lit seminar but i’m just sitting here thinking about how my husband’s kids were telling some inside joke about a christmas present from years ago — they all laughed… …

I just didn't think it would feel like a punch to the gut when it did. …

You didn't air your dirty laundry. …

The news of my son’s divorce felt like a slap in the face I didn't see coming, though maybe I should have. …

I just fed my two-year-old those stupid goldfish crackers and a cheese stick for dinner again, and I’m so angry at myself for it, like, REALLY angry. …

Lately, I've been feeling like a ghost in my own home, if that makes any sense. …