Perfectly Flawed

A friend on FB posted that she did not think she could forgive herself for not being the perfect mother, especially if one of her children became unhappy. WTF? Really? Are you fucking serious?

There is no such thing as the perfect parent. As long as we are all flawed we can not expect that our parenting will somehow miraculously be perfect. Being the perfect parent is a completely unreasonable expectation. The concept in of itself is so flawed that those who dare utter the words “perfect parent” need to be immediately sent to a North Korean work camp and re-education program.

The only thing you will get perfect as a parent are your fuck-ups. The sooner you understand this and can help your children understand this the better off all involved will be. Right out of the gate my kids will know, Daddy loves you but he makes mistakes. He owns them and learns from them and tries very hard not to repeat them. As they grow and look back hopefully they will know above all that they are loved. Should I have hurt their precious feelings, ooops my bad, I’m not perfect.