That is all the time I got to spend with Cubbie last Wednesday.
He was asleep when I left for work, and when I returned home late that evening, he only stayed awake in my arms for ten minutes.
I could tell he was getting tired when he said, "Beh, beh," (bed, bed) and pointed to his room. I didn't want to let go. I tried to rock him in his room, but still, he pointed to his crib and said, "Beh, beh." I knew he was a sleepy little pumpkin, so I cuddled him one last time, and put him down.
Heart wrenching. I felt to guilty.
The next night, I was still feeling guilty and sent out a tweet to my fellow moms on Twitter. I received the best reply ever from The Crayon Wrangler over at "Coloring Outside the Lines." She said, "Remember, it's quality, not quantity that counts." So simple, but yet I found those words comforting and a good reminder. Thanks Crayon Wrangler!
Now it's YOUR turn! Do you have any Mama Guilt on your mind today? All you have to do is blog about whatever is on your mind, funny or serious, post a link back to me, then come back here and enter your post into the MckLinky.
Or, if you don't have a blog, feel free to write about your Mama Guilt in the comments.
11 comments:
oh gosh...we just can't be there ALL the time.
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Good Morning Sweetie...
Never doubt yourself for one minute. It takes 2 incomes today to make a go of things. It is the quality and not quantity sweetie. Some kids spend all their lives with their parents, only to still wonder if they were ever loved. Your baby knows LOVE. You were there to put him in that bed, kissed him good-night, and tuck him in and believe me he knows love.
You are the BEST Cop Moma, never doubt that. The BEST!!
I love sharing with you. You are a sweetie. Never doubt yourself.
Country hugs sweetie...Sherry
My baby girl is now sick with the cold I had last week. I know exactly how miserable she is... and its all my fault! :(
Sometimes I feel so guilty when I let the girls watch an hour of TV when I'm blogging! My pediatrician told me they should watch less than an hour of TV a day, and while I know that may be extreme, I still feel guilty!
Girl sometimes we just have days like that. where circumstances just make things hard. Even though it was only ten minutes it was the best ten minutes... SNUGGLES! My fav. time of the day!
Chin up girl!
Thanks for the shout out!
It is so true. 10 minutes of nothing but loving on your child can mean so much more than 8 hours of distracted, half-attempts of attention.
It's so easy to feel like we are cheating them when we only count the minutes, but its what we put in those minutes that are what really count.
Big hugs to you Mama!
Yep true. And am feeling guilty myself. Been sitting my 2 yr old in front of lots of videos lately. She loves it but I know she misses me running around with her. It's just at 33 wks prego I've not the energy to still go like I use to. I know The Mr. can relate to you more. Especially when he works 72hrs strait.
I'm still convinced our kiddos know we LOVE em' wholeheartedly! Kids are great at forgiving and forgetting the times we're not so proud of. (even when they are sooo tired). We all have our moments - and that's ok too :-) Sounds like you love your kiddos loads so try not to be so hard on yourself :-)
I got upset with Snug for hitting a daycare kid and when he refused look at me when I was talking to him, I grabbed his coat to turn him around and he fell backwards on the floor in our hallway. Nice. Please don't call children's services.
I feel guilty that I don't see my grandkids as much as I could. When I get around to seeing them, they tell me how much they miss me. I should blog less and see them more. See the guilt. It's mashing my heart.
But here's the thing, I do the best I can.
Look at you...new to this bloggy world and trying McLinky, AND having 6 people linking up! WOW! That is awesome! I swear it took me months to build up the base you have already:) You go girl!!
Sorry I missed your big day, but it looks like you did great!
And nope, I have nothing to feel guilty about. Like ever. Cause I'm like a perfect Mom. So there:)
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(I have an award for you on my blog.)
I am a mother of 5 kids I understand completly I work full time.as a contract analyst for a hospital and work so much.providing for my kids is just as important as being there for them. It is a constant battle hang in there
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