Comments on: The Secret Nobody Tells You About Motherhood

By: Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:40:54 +0000

In reply to Katie. Exactly! I love what you said about doing the best you can and loving your children. That's all we can really do!

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:20:49 +0000

This is SO true. No one knows what they are doing – and no matter how many parenting articles you read, chances are, they won’t totally apply to you since the person writing them isn’t parenting your child. I still don’t know what I’m doing most of the time, but I just roll with the punches. I’ve found that listening to your mommy-intuition takes you pretty far (and that even “experts”, like pediatricians, don’t always have all the answers. With both my children I went against the advice of their doctors because it didn’t seem right, and in both instances, I was right!) I always feel like if you are doing the best you can and your children know they are loved, then you are doing a pretty good job! The best parents in the world started out not knowing what they were doing either. Thanks for sharing this!

By: Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:23:53 +0000

In reply to Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace. We do! And remembering that nobody has a perfect child helps on those rough days! I'm glad your daughter has gotten better now that she is older!!

By: Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace

Tiffany @ A Touch of Grace — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:41:01 +0000

Oh girl AMEN! I don’t care how much people portray their loves to be perfect and their kids to be perfect, they still don’t know what the heck they are doing and you cannot sit there and tell me that their kid is perfect all the time. Because it ain’t true. Our daughter was terrible 3 year old to the point we thought maybe she needed counseling. Seriously. We thought we were terrible parents! But the minute she hit 4, it’s like a light bulb went off in her and she’s been a gem. We as parents just do the best we can.

By: Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:33:08 +0000

In reply to Helene. Thanks, Helene! I appreciate it!! I'm glad you found me!

By: Helene

Helene — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:51:04 +0000

I just discovered your blog, and must say; what a beautiful family you have. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy reading. Love from a norwegian blogger <3

By: Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 19:59:15 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Right? The idea of raising a person and teaching him how to be a person is scary! But it will come naturally and you can definitely rely on other moms to help when you have no idea what to do! We all do it!!! Thanks, Jenni!

By: Chelsea Johnson

Chelsea Johnson — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 19:55:35 +0000

In reply to Jessica Dimas. Thank you, Jessica! I've been trying to share more than just tips and it's been fun! And agreed! Even me, as I sit here and write a blog about pregnancy and babies, I have no idea what I'm doing sometimes!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 23:08:55 +0000

Funny… It fully occurred to me this week that 1) I will have to get my baby out of me in about a month 2) At that point, I’m totally responsible for taking care of him 3) I’m responsible for teaching him and raising him to be a good person. WHAT?! I’ve always had the sneaking suspicion that no one knows what they’re doing, but seeing a great mom actually say it is comforting.

By: Jessica Dimas

Jessica Dimas — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:24:46 +0000

I love this so much, funny because a friend and I were just talking about it today. No matter what anyone says or how they portray themselves on social media, they’re just as clueless/worried/confused as you are lol. I love these super honest posts you’ve been writing!!