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Mom regrets micromanaging her son to impress others
Original: As a young mom, I micromanaged my son because I cared too much about what people thought. I wish I had stopped sooner.
A mother writes that as a young parent she constantly micromanaged her son, policing his behaviour because she worried about how strangers and other parents judged her. Looking back, she says the fear of other people's opinions strained her relationship with her child, and she wishes she had let go of that anxiety much earlier.
Why now: Parenting guilt and the pressure young mothers feel from public judgement resonate widely with other parents.
Evidence
- As a young mom, I micromanaged my son because I cared too much about what people thought. I wish I had stopped sooner. · Business Insider
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