{"id":1742,"date":"2014-10-21T05:30:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2014-10-20T19:09:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T00:09:01","slug":"when-super-moms-make-you-feel-small-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2014\/10\/21\/when-super-moms-make-you-feel-small-2\/","title":{"rendered":"When Super Moms Make You Feel Small"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2013, and was well-received. I wanted to share it with you again to remind us all of the importance of being brave enough to be ourselves.]<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m waiting at a stoplight when I see one again: an oval sticker on the back of a minivan that reads \u201c26.2\u201d (or sometimes \u201c13.1″).<\/p>\n

\"26.2\"<\/a>Are you tired of those yet? Because I am. And not because I think those who have completed a marathon don’t deserve to boast. They do. Completing a 26.2 mile race requires significant training and determination. They have joined an elite group of distance runners.<\/p>\n

But I don\u2019t like how broadcasting their accomplishment like this can make the rest of us feel \u201cless than.\u201d<\/p>\n

You know what I\u2019m talking about. It\u2019s the same way you feel when that friend posts photos of her Hawaii vacation, which comes on the heels of her business trip to France.<\/p>\n

And these women are raising children the same ages as yours. Why am I not doing more with my life<\/em>, you think. It appears your daily struggles to keep the family on track will never amount to what others are pulling off.<\/p>\n

Yet there is a cure for this feeling of being \u201cless than.\u201d And it\u2019s not called \u201cgreater than.\u201d As soon as you find an accomplishment that puts you ahead of moms around you, someone will top it. Forget making life and motherhood a competition. The answer to \u201cless than\u201d is \u201cequal.\u201d<\/p>\n

So you\u2019re not Super Mom. Who cares that you haven\u2019t finished a marathon or hosted a successful benefit or traveled the world? What aspirations do<\/em> you have? Would it be equivalent to completing a marathon for you to sign up for a class at the community college that might start you on the road to that degree you\u2019ve been considering? Would pulling together a family trip to the camp you grew up going to as a kid equal another’s Hawaii vacation?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to stop feeling less than. Take this opportunity to consider what unmet ambitions you have, or simple goals you’d like to tackle, and start moving toward making them happen. Just acknowledging which accomplishments matter to you will empower you. You’ll be free to celebrate another mom’s achievements, without having to match her. You\u2019ll be ready to seize opportunities to do more and be more on your terms.<\/p>\n

Because we\u2019ve all got our own 26.2 inside of us. It\u2019s up to us to cross that finish line.<\/p>\n

Bucket List Living For Moms<\/i><\/a> can help you get past the 26.2\u2019s and other common bucket list pursuits that keep you feeling \u201cless than.\u201d It contains questions that help you tap into longings you may have ignored and former dreams you’ve let die. It enables you to create a concrete, actionable list of where you want to go in life over the next months and years. And it equips you to find the means to incorporate your list into the chaos of family life where you can start feeling successful, because you are<\/em> successful (even if you\u2019re not Super Mom).<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo credit: 26.2 by Matt Beckwith on Flickr via CC License<\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2013, and was well-received. I wanted to share it with you again to remind us all of the importance of being brave enough to be ourselves.] I\u2019m waiting at a stoplight when I see one again: an oval sticker on the back of a minivan that reads \u201c26.2\u201d…<\/p>\n

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