I’m a perfect mother. I have all the answers. I have it all worked out. I never make mistakes. I always get it right. I know exactly what I’m doing. Um……… no. I have a lot of ideals. I also have some ideas. But more than that I have parenting values. And it’s these values that guide my actual behaviors as a mother—my parenting. When I read about Sarah’s Practices of Parenting Carnival recently I knew I wanted to participate. The thought of trying to articulate the things most important to me in my parenting is a little overwhelming, but even as a (relatively) new mom, I think it’s important to work through these things with my spouse and nail them on our hearts while our littles are still well and truly… little. By no means … Continue reading The perfect mom? | My practices of parenting (and how my values shape them)