{"id":4370,"date":"2012-05-07T20:52:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T18:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2022-06-15T21:18:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:18:38","slug":"every-mom-needs-a-cheerleader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/parenting\/moms-mothers-single-mothers-being-a-mom\/every-mom-needs-a-cheerleader\/","title":{"rendered":"Every mom needs a cheerleader"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favourite blogs is written by Lisa-Jo, a South African who lives in Washington in the US. She is of the firm opinion that every mom needs a cheerleader, and she\u2019s just published \u201cThe Cheerleader for Tired Moms,\u201d an ebook collection of some of her favourite blog posts.<\/p>\n

For Mother\u2019s Day this year, I\u2019d like to suggest that we take up Lisa-Jo\u2019s challenge, and become cheerleaders for one another.<\/p>\n

Being a mom is tougher than any professional sport out there. We\u2019ve got to be the coaches who teach and encourage our offspring at every turn, motivating them to do their best, to try harder, to practice more, to go the extra mile.<\/p>\n

Then, when they don\u2019t perhaps achieve the goals they\u2019ve set for themselves, it\u2019s our task to provide guidance and sage advice, helping them to deal with disappointment.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re the taxi drivers, the food providers, the wardrobe custodians, the homework supervisors and the peacekeepers between siblings. We eachknow\u00a0just how much goes into a day of raising a child, and with the greatest of respect to professional sportsmen \u2013 they get to leave the training field and go home at the end of the day. Being a mom is a 24\/7 job, and a lot of the time, we feel like we\u2019re still in training anyway \u2013 do you know a mom who is completely comfortable that her parenting skills are perfect?<\/p>\n

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Just like in sport, there are armchair critics of the work we moms do. And, I\u2019m sad to say, some of the cruelest critics are other moms. In fact, I think it\u2019s an official sport in some school parking lots, and should be banned right up there with pitbull fighting and knife fights \u2013 it does as much damage.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s what I\u2019d like to challenge you to do this Mother\u2019s Day: Don\u2019t criticize the moms around you. None of us is perfect, but we\u2019re all working really hard to do the best that we possibly can for our children. Ring up a mom you know and admire \u2013 it could be your own mom, your mother in law, or a friend, and tell them what a fantastic job they\u2019re doing or have done with their child or children. Be specific in the compliment you give them, and mean what you say. Maybe point out a parenting lesson that you have learned from them, or how you\u2019ve been inspired by something that they have done. I\u2019m very sure that your words will last longer than any flowers or chocolate \u2013 and you\u2019ll have made the kind of personal contact that rebuilds friendships in our age of social media fatigue.<\/p>\n

Happy Mother\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

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