What a wonderful reminder that comparison brings nothing but envy, lower self-esteem, pride, self-doubt, and a slew of other unpleasant emotions. Essentially, THE OPPOSITE OF JOY. Duh.
This quote went along perfectly with an article I had already been planning to post about, so I was really excited when it came across my news feed. The article I want to discuss shows a photo series done by a group of moms aiming to empower women to stop comparing themselves to other moms. It's appropriately named "Stop the Mommy Wars."
With blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, and [insert a million more social media sites here], it is so easy to see into one another's lives and make snap judgments and comparisons about people we don't even know. And frankly, it's stupid.
After taking so many Human Development courses, I've learned more about children and parenting practices than most people who aren't HD majors may ever learn in their life. And yet after all the theories, research, practices, and "do's and don'ts" I've learned in the last four years, I've also learned this: if you are sincerely doing your best and you aren't a psychopath, your kid will probably turn out just fine. Really.
That is what makes this photo series so great. Instead of an article focused on telling you the "Top 38 Ways to Improve Your [Insert Fictitious Problem Here] Now!", its purely about women relating to each other as mothers and just respecting one another's decisions. That's all. Not advocating, just accepting that different people make different choices.
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