Out of Control
One of the concerns I hear most from new moms is the discomfort about having no control. Many mothers of young children struggle with how little of their lives they are able to control. Young children operate on their own schedules with their own, often perplexing agendas, and good moms try to keep organized and on top of things. No matter how hard one tries, though, sometimes things just don’t go as planned.
My advice? Try to let it go. There is only so much of life one can truly control anyway. If you can, learn to let life happen. When you try to direct or control every minute, every outcome, you feel guilty or inadequate when you don’t achieve what you had hoped. But when you can relax a bit, enjoy the more natural, unplanned moments, good things often happen. And even if they don’t, at least you won’t feel so frustrated.
Tags: controlling moms, frustrated moms
