All parenting is hard — Don’t compare yourself with others

I have a deep desire to connect with other moms — share in struggles and joys, laugh together through the tears over the absurdity of it all. I work hard to create that village that everyone is saying no longer exists. Instead, though, this never-ending motherhood contest that society has forced us into means that my friends don’t feel their struggles are worthy of sharing with me. They don’t have more than one kid, they don’t have twins, they don’t, they don’t, they don’t… They belittle their legitimate struggles and heartaches because they somehow feel it isn’t enough to be worked up over.