8 Resolutions Every Mom Should Make

These mantras will make you feel good all year long. So take a deep breath and repeat after me!

By Mary Mohler

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Perfection Doesn't Matter

I will embrace the fact that I'm not perfect.

You can be cranky, you can lose your patience, and yes -- you can even move the clock ahead an hour just so the kids will go to bed early and give you some peace and quiet. You don't have to bake everything from scratch, make Halloween costumes out of scraps lying around the house, or coach the soccer team. Children don't need you to be perfect. What they really need are reasonable limits, lots of hugs and kisses, and a happy mommy.

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Comments (3)

barbaramwilson wrote:

It took me awhile, to learn this......(my husband never did learn it) but it is soooooo true..... don't clean the clean or dust the dust free tables ... enjoy the babies while they are small...and enjoy each stage of development- even the teens... take photos too.....

5/13/2012 05:14:29 PM Report Abuse

kalundemsabila wrote:

Thats was a great document for me I love learning in life. Thanx

11/9/2011 03:20:31 AM Report Abuse

jonesey50 wrote:

Thank you....I needed that

7/25/2011 08:39:53 PM Report Abuse