Comments on: Superwoman Mom = Supergirl Perfection Pressure

By: Tracee

Tracee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:55:00 +0000

I knew that’s what you meant.

By: Whirlwind

Whirlwind — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:12:00 +0000

Yikes, thats the second comment I posted and said the wrong thing – what I meant was, yes, no one is perfect.

By: Carol Saha

Carol Saha — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:10:00 +0000

I was an unattractive teenager, teased for looking like a boy and being ugly. So I decided that being smart and fun would get me friends, too, and being pretty didn’t matter. Then I went way overboard with lack of fashion, a sort of grunge look decades before grunge was in, etc. Now I have a daughter who really cares about her clothes and looks, at two she laid on the floor in JCP crying because I was going to buy her a dress she didn’t like. And I have a son who doesn’t care if he even combs his hair in the morning, or wears the same clothes for a week. Finding a balance can be difficult.

By: Tracee

Tracee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:00 +0000

I think you meant to say “No one is perfect” instead of important, Whirlwind. I know you think your daughters are important or you wouldn’t take the time and energy to tell them they don’t have to be perfect all the time.

Yay soccer – Ainsley’s season starts today.

By: Whirlwind

Whirlwind — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:18:00 +0000

We like to point out to the girls that no one is important and that it’s okay. It’s easier for them to grasp when we screw up. I hope they are learning that they can make mistakes and the the world doesn’t stop.

I usually hear (because they play soccer) but I’m not good enough, o I didn’t score a goal. We always tell them that its okay and we are happy as long as they are playing their best.