This "Bad Mom" Is Clapping Back at Her Critics, and We Can't Stop Nodding Our Heads
Being a parent is difficult, and no one does it perfectly. Whether you're struggling with your kids in public or trying to split responsibilities with your partner, parents everywhere feel your pain. You know what doesn't help with your own "mom guilt"? When other parents turn their judgment on you. That's why personal trainer and mother of two Sia Cooper took to Instagram to express her frustration for feeling like a "bad mom" simply because other people dislike her parenting choices.
Sia listed a few of the things that people have called her a bad mom for, and oy, let me tell you, the list is not pretty. Here they are:
- Working out during pregnancy.
- Working out while having kids . . . period.
- For caring about my looks and health.
- Working out in Target.
- Using canned goods and plastic crockpot liners.
- Having tattoos and piercings.
- Enjoying wine every now and then.
- For letting my kids use technology.
- For letting my kids have sugar and happy meals occasionally.
- For not "covering up" around my kids.
- For running a full-time business from home.
- For cosleeping with my kids.
- For collecting sports cars and motorcycles, aka having a hobby.
- For taking time for myself.
- For having abs.
Can you understand Sia's irritation? She proceeds to explain that "there's no one right way to parent or be a good mom." Say it louder for the people in the back! This is a valuable reminder that being a mom is already difficult, and it's impossible to meet everyone's standards or expectations. Let's all work a little harder to be a whole lot kinder so no one has to feel judged or like a "bad mom" again.