I Am Mom Enough

Ok, I know we've all seen the Time Magazine cover

asking if you're mom enough.

I'm sure many of you

have either written a blog post

or read a blog post about it too.

And then there's the bunch of you

that have gotten into 

Facebook conversations about it.

It's everywhere.

Women are now asking themselves

and each other;

Are you mom enough?

So here's my thing.

I tend not to make my blog controversial.

I'm fairly easy going. 

However,

this whole thing has gotten me

pissed!

My personal feelings about the cover

are just that,

my personal feelings.

Who am I to judge another mom?

Motherhood isn't exactly the easiest job. 

And while I'd like to say there isn't a manual on Motherhood,

apparently there are many.

But how dare anyone judge another mom

because they don't do the same thing.

Yes, personally I wouldn't breastfeed my almost 4 year old.

But again, that's me.

What I'm utterly offended by

are the various blogs and Facebook conversations

making mothers who don't breastfeed

or co-sleep

out to be horrible moms.

I am mom enough!

Ethan had latching issues.

According to Dr Sears,

I'm not mom enough.

Ethan was,

and still is,

underweight.

I supplemented his bottled breast milk

with formula.

According to many Facebook conversations

that doesn't make me mom enough.

I didn't co-sleep with Ethan.

I have nothing against co-sleeping.

It's just not for me. 

I tend to toss and turn when I sleep,

and was terrified I'd roll on top of a sleeping Ethan.

How dare Dr Sears imply that doesn't make me

mom enough!!!!!

And now,

there's a Facebook conversation

about those 

"protein shakes" for kids.

Things like Pediasure.

It almost seems like the breastfeeding moms

are against those moms that give their kids these shakes.

Well, I'm one of those moms.

Ethan hates milk.

Scott brought some Carnation Essentials

back from his trip to Canada.

Ethan loves it.

He went from barely drinking a glass of milk a day

to asking for a glass of milk 

a few times a day.

So how can that be a bad thing?

How can I not be mom enough?

Yesterday at school

Ethan's class had a Mother's Day tea.

Each child said why they loved their moms.

No child said it was because their mom

practised Attachment Parenting. 

Ethan said he loves me

"because she buys me toys."

Hey, Dr Sears,

guess what?

I am mom enough!!!!!!