Have you ever fell guilty of being quick to judge? Ever seen a child on social media doing something that maybe you wouldn't do with your child or let alone that magical day you would become a parent? I speak for myself that I have fallen guilty to both. True its unfortunate and its not until we experience the judgment ourselves that we begin to realize, maybe its time to work on stopping that record of keeping wrongs in reacting too quickly especially when its on social media. We have grown into a generation of online living and I feel that for some reason so many people feel more at liberty to "share their opinion" when its not really asked for or in person. Given, everyone should know that by putting yourself or family on social platforms, makes you vulnerable to the hatred and opinion of others, thats just the world we live in. However, may I be so bold to say, what if more people stopped to think and not respond with disapproval being aware that we don't know the whole story and or being guilty of the same instance. Theres a scripture in the bible that describes this perfectly, "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Mattew 7:2 Now quick disclaimer before we continue In no way shape or form is this being written with an intention to hurt anyones feelings or bash someone who may be reading this article. These are solely my thoughts being put together, through my experinces in hopes that we may build a better communty online and it starts with me. I see moms being judged for everything now a days breastfeeding, not breastfeeding, naps, bottles, pacifiers, parenting styles, all the above. The truth of the matter is we all dreamed of being the perfect parent with perfect children. A tidy house, 3 organic home cooked meals a day, polite, bathed and well dressed children all while having time to do our own hair and makeup and go to the gym (insert rolling eyes emoji here) LOL. Oh I was the perfect parent before I had children. Soon after I gave birth to those polite angels all my preconceived notions flew out the window. #realitycheck. As an example Ive been sharing with you these pictures of my daughter. We were doing a little video and photoshoot of some of clothing items based around a unicorn theme. We had such a great time being hosted by Caked LA and allowing us to shoot at there location. As soon as we posted a picture there were those who gave there opinion on how giving Zoey ALL this sugar was a terrible move on my behalf. That person's assumption was that Zoey drank the entire milkshake all by herself. Little did anyone know it was a strawberry banana smoothie and it was shared... between 5 people. However know one would know that unless asked or having been there themselves. This is the tiniest example of how we could be so quick to judge, make another person feel bad and being based on no marret as it was all based on "assumption".
May I encourage you to be gracious to moms? Theres this quote by a man I respect so much named Victor Marxx and it reads, "Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, has lost something and is fighting a battle you know nothing about. ""Be Kind and compassionate to one another"" Ephisians 4:32". Moms do so much and wear more hats then we may know. Its so much more healthier for our own well being to be gracious to other moms and even offer our help or concerns through messaging and our support. Speaking first to myself and then to others, Liz <3
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