True Confession: Mommy Guilt
FamilyLife Today®
FamilyLife Network
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Suffocating under the weight of mom guilt? Author Maggie Combs gives her true confessions of motherhood and the "rules" moms struggle beneath -- and how to seize their freedom.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm wondering if any of you moms can relate to this. |
| 0:03.4 | I have a confession. |
| 0:04.6 | I wish that I was a better mom, a better wife, |
| 0:08.5 | a better friend, a better Christian. |
| 0:11.6 | I wish I was better at reading my Bible, |
| 0:14.1 | disciplining my kids with grace, |
| 0:15.9 | and keeping my house clean. |
| 0:17.9 | I don't have to be perfect, |
| 0:19.2 | but I always wish I was a little bit better. |
| 0:23.5 | I think every single mom relates to that. |
| 0:27.0 | I hate to tell you dads do too. |
| 0:28.7 | Do they? |
| 0:39.6 | Welcome to Family Life Today, |
| 0:41.3 | where we want to help you pursue |
| 0:43.0 | the relationships that matter most. |
| 0:44.8 | I'm Ann Wilson. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm Dave Wilson, |
| 0:47.0 | and you can find us at familylifetoday.com |
| 0:50.0 | or on our Family Life app. |
| 0:52.0 | This is Family Life Today. |
| 0:59.2 | I don't have to be perfect, |
| 1:01.2 | but I always wish I was a little bit better. |
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