How to Make Yourself the MVP of Parenthood in 3 Easy Steps
Let’s start celebrating the unseen work that you do.
The most valuable player in a team is not the one who takes the glory and the obvious wins, it’s the player who sets up the shot, the player who is always right where you need them to be, the player who enables everyone else to do well.
Often unseen and celebrated only by their teammates who know their true value, the most important person is the one who gets satisfaction from their achievements without needing the validation of others.
In parenting, daily life can often feel like a never-ending game, that you just can’t win. There is always the next job to be done, and the monotony can easily wear down your motivation.
There are days I feel like a terrible parent. I know we all have them, it is an inescapable part of the job.
I know that the critical, mean voice I hear in my head who tells me on repeat ‘You’re not doing enough’, can’t be silenced so instead I create a voice that’s louder and full of the facts of my daily life. Facts that cannot be disputed, that show the parent I am trying my best to be, and those facts are built from all the unseen things that show me how much I care, and how much I do to enable everyone else in my household to thrive.
