It is remarkably easy to feel as though you are less than adequate as a parent on a daily basis. It is, therefore, important to remind yourself that you are probably a better parent than you think...
If you work too many hours, but still find the minutes to check homework or discuss an English essay or laugh at a sentence in a book your child is reading, you must be a good parent.
If you say "no" too much, but say "yes" when it really matters, you must be a good parent.
If you make fish, hoping your kids will eat it, but make side dishes, knowing that even you don't like everything all the time, you must be a good parent.
If you say "yes" too much, but say "no" when it really matters, you must be a good parent.
If your calendar is full, but the days include both your own meetings and your children's tests and events, you must be a good parent.
If you have no time to go anywhere, but make time to be everywhere, you must be a good parent.
If you protect your kids as much as you can from the really rotten stuff, but teach them about the rotten stuff they need to know, you must be a good parent.
If you yell at your kids to practice, but then listen to them and recognize the difference the practice has made, you must be a good parent.
If your kids love every marshmallow treat you've ever introduced them to, but they love Brussels sprouts too, you must be a good parent.
See? You're probably a better parent than you think. Not so hard, was it?
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