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Sometimes I feel like I am not a good mom.

Don't we all feel like that sometimes?

There is never enough time in the day to do all the things that we want to do with our kids, and we let the guilt take away the rest of the time.

When I'm having a rough day, which seems like a lot lately, it's especially hard for me to feel like an adequate Mommy.

The other day I was in my bedroom going through my fall/winter clothes, and I came acrossed my maternity pants. It brought on a flood emotions and tears.

I miss my baby so much. I miss what could have been.

I try not to cry in front of the kids, so I just stayed in my room and sat on my bed and cried and tried to compose myself.

Avery walked by and saw me.

She walked in my room and without sayng a word she came over to me, gave me a big hug, moved my hair aside and kissed my forehead. Then told me I was going to be okay.

Man, oh Man!!!

That is exactly what I do to her when she is upset.

I realized right then and there, that I'm not a bad Mom.

My little Avery knew how to comfort me, because I taught her how.

We can't be so hard on ourselves.

We have to keep trying.

Our kids are watching and learning from us all the time.

We are being good Mom's when we don't even notice. When we comfort our kids, when we ask how their day was, when we tuck them in at night. Sometimes being a good Mom is just being there for them.

I discovered that when my little girl was there for her Mommy.