At some point, every parent will experience parental guilt — but it can be really hard to deal with.
"Sometimes I catch myself thinking, 'Oh God, you know, life would have a lot easier if Arlo had been typically developing'," she explains.
She says she talks to a therapist about these thoughts and learnt that her actions are more important than her thoughts."I'm showing up for these kids as best I can every day and loving them. "Mother's guilt" will drive working mums to"crunch" time, pick up men's slack and risk their own health to get it all done."I like to stay away from Google as much as I can and try and stay in the moment. That's what works for me," she says.
"So, whilst parenting can bring great joy, it is tough, and it draws on all of our resources and if we're not replenishing those resources eventually we'll pay the cost of that."
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