Virtual Support For Mothers Sanity

By Joyce Martin


Motherhood is a wonderful thing. Fortunately. We'd all be in bad shape without it. But women with children can feel isolated. They may feel inadequate; they may feel overwhelmed. Especially in this age when single-family homes are standard, and when many single mothers are struggling alone, having support is important. The internet can be a great resource because there are many sites that talk about a mom's daily pressures, concerns, or problems. These sites can help preserve our mothers sanity.

The problems of any mother depend largely on circumstances. A stay-at-home housekeeper may feel cut off from life outside her home. Certainly many in today's society minimize the importance of her role. It's a sad fact that the person who earns the paycheck is seen as superior, even if both partners are making a significant contribution. Quality time with other adults may be almost non-existent.

For women in this situation, a blog can be a link to the outside world. It can keep her in touch with others who share her role or provide a window to the world of careers, swinging singles, or higher education. A blogger may reassure her of her importance in the grand scheme of life or simply encourage her to keep on keeping on.

A single mother may feel that she has more problems than those who have a husband and provider. However, she may be overlooking strain of pleasing a demanding spouse as well as keeping kids happy and the house clean. It's true that we all have our own burdens to bear.

Single women may feel better if they read about the problems married women face. They may also feel like telling them to walk a mile in their shoes, day after day after day. Many women who absolutely have to work feel guilty about putting their children in daycare. They may also come home tired to face kids wanting attention and dinner and more. A blog may address this, or the comment section may give them a forum to 'tell it like it is'.

No matter the circumstances, it is true that mothers tend to be isolated. Their former friends may be putting a career ahead of starting a family or may be too busy on the singles scene to want to hang out. A mom may feel she has little to talk about when they do get together. A blog can be an undemanding way to share, however virtually, with others who face the same problems and have the same concerns.

Even the comment section can be a release. A reader may find that the blogger seems to have it all together but other readers feel as discontented or unequal to the task as she does. Honest discussions can arise online that are as interesting as those conducted with friends over cups of coffee.

Blogs come and go, but there are quite a few of them at any given time. Find one and follow it. It really is like being part of a closely-knit group, a virtual quilting bee, and it can be accessed when the kids are asleep, no matter what time that blessed event many happen.




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