Why We Need to Remember That the Picture-Perfect Motherhood We See on Social Media Is Not Real Life

Social media has changed many aspects of our lives, and parenting is one of them. When we scroll our news feed and see gorgeous supermoms capable of doing a million things at once with smiling, well-behaved children around them, we may be trying to compare ourselves with those “perfect” moms, whether we realize it or not. We may respond with likes, but when we look at their ideal parenting timeline, deep inside us a feeling of failure may arise, bringing up the frustrating question, “Am I even a good mom?”