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Happy Mothers day! Shed the guilt for being you

Pic source : pixabay  Today is Mother's day. The day when our children cluelessly wish us "Happy mothers day". It is a special day when we acknowledge the hard work that goes into being a mom.  A roles of a mother has so much dichotomy. We wear many faces but have to make sure that the most pleasant face is the one showing. While you are trying to manage all your ten roles, the most important is the one that makes sure your kids see you as a juggler supermom, who means well and not as a scary monster, who is out to get them. As a mother and in general, why do we feel the need to juggle so many roles? Simply because it's mandatory to be perfect and better than the others.  Thats what they said. And they still say so much. If you have a career, they say you are too busy for you kids. If you are a stay at home-mom,  they say you can do more. And if you do both well, and get close to their "Perfect". They'd simply change the goalpost If you cook well, they s...

Women in 30s and our process of cognition

Have you ever read about the cognitive behavioral concepts? These concepts are formed around understanding human cognitive distortions, unhelpful behaviors and emotional regulations that we form through our lives. It is but obvious, that every human being goes through many experiences through out their life and while going through them they learn about themselves and form beliefs about their own capabilities. Every belief that a person has of  him/her self is based on the past experiences. For example, if I have tried to play a sport a few times and have not been able to do well and in-turn have had bad experiences of facing associated humiliation, I would think a thousand times before I can try another sport. This is because I have formed an unhealthy opinion that I am not good at sports. On the other extreme, if I have baked a cake and everyone has loved it, I will have high level of confidence to try baking cake or cookies or anything else that I think needs simi...