It’s time we lay it all out there.  Most of us moms are doing the best that we can raising our children.  We feed them, clothe them, help them with homework, and shape their behavior the best we know how.  Each one of us is “Super Mom” to our children.  I have decided that I am a “Perfect Mom”.  Perfect for my children…………that is.  Quite frankly, I wouldn’t have a clue how to raise your children.    I am, however an expert on my children.  No one loves my children like I do.  The same can be said for you and your children.  We defend our young like no other.

Why am I talking about this?  Afterall, this is not a parenting blog.  This is a food blog, right?  I wrote about an incident with my daughter’s cheer squad that really shook me up.  You can get caught up here if you missed it.  I keep thinking about what happened.  I asked you to help me out (You are cheaper than counseling.) and boy, did you respond.  This post elicited the most thoughtful comments that I have ever read.

Some of you took GF-Mom’s side and some of you took the coaches’ side.  Many of you were in the middle.  My take-away from all of this is that it is a shame that feelings had to be hurt.  There should have been a way that all of us moms could have worked out this situation without hurt feelings.

Living in the food blogging world, I see lots of comments about how this mom or that mom is feeding her kid wrong.  She should be reducing sugar, cutting fat, more grains, less grains……….you get the picture.  My favorite is that every time somebody posts a recipe with peanut butter, someone is hurt because their kid is allergic to peanut butter.  Can we all just agree that peanut butter means peanut butter or sun butter, or your preferred nut butter?  I’ve even had some hurtful comments on my Facebook page and I’m as easy going as they come.

My wish for this holiday season is that we remember three simple things.

1. We Moms all do the best that we can.
2. We Moms don’t know your child like you do.  That doesn’t mean that we don’t care about your child.
   
3. There will be differences of opinion about food due to preference or needs. Don’t let that get in the way of friendships.

Have you had any experiences where you were surprised by how another mom reacted to what you were feeding your child?  How about the other side………..have you ever been able to help a mom out of a tough food situation?  Why do you think people are so sensitive about their food decisions?

I can’t wait to hear from you. Leave me a comment here and I invite you to join the fun on our various social media. Just join us by using the various buttons at the top of the page. Lots more recipes, tips and fun to be had by all! If you are new to the blog……..I invite you to check out our Weekly Challenges. This is a great systematic way to to eat more of a Real Food diet and eliminate processed food. This is the approach my family took to overhauling our diet. Remember……small changes can create dramatic changes to your overall health. Good luck!