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[quote=Anonymous]Often, but usually when we are interacting with people outside our family. When it's just us and I'm basing it on my actual parenting and relationships with my kids, I feel either good or neutral about my parenting. I put a lot of effort in and am thoughtful so I think it would be hard for me to totally fail.

The "I'm a bad mom" thought come when I'm interacting with the school or other moms and they are setting standards or expectations that are about more than how I interact with my kids. Like the only there day a school mom was going on about how much she loves their nanny and everything the nanny does for their kids, and I felt inadequate because nannies are very common in our area but I instead took some time off and SAHMed when our kids were little, and then went part time. I felt inadequate just because our family set up is different. It's silly because if I think about it all, I'm happy with my choices. But sometimes when other people assert very strongly how great their way is, I feel self doubt.[/quote]

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