Ep. 10: The Whirlpool of Mom Negativity (Learning to Swim in a Culture That Makes it Easy to Drown)
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- It can be easy to feel like we're drowning in a tidal wave of "mommy snark," negativity toward children, and a fatalistic view of kids that leaves us with little hope but the prospect of their one day leaving the house. Our culture's view of motherhood often focuses almost exclusively on the hard aspects of being a mama (which I will never deny) to the exclusion of the multitude of joys and opportunities for growth that abound as we navigate the tricky waters of toddler tantrums and teen angst (and every age in between).
So, what do we do?
In this episode, we'll discuss practical ways to not only keep our heads above the water of cultural disdain for children but actually use our knowledge of the Bible (which says that children are a blessing!) to climb out and find ourselves on the firm ground of the knowledge that, though there will be struggles, we know the One who is greater than any challenge we may face with our kids and who loves us (and them!) more than we could possibly imagine.
Mentions:
The Gentleness Challenge (on Instagram @thegentlenesschallenge and available in ebook form soon)
Bible references:
Philipians 4:4
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Most Moms that I know around me are so far into the motherhood negativity spiral that I doubt they would be able to fathom any other way and especially not take kindly to someone who speaks against it. I’ve always known I was called to a different standard, but I felt so much like an odd man out and no words to hardly even put to the feeling. Your book was a breath of air to my spirit. It felt like God saw me. It was hard to read quickly, as I normally would, because I had so much to just sit and think on and digest. Thank you for your Godly wisdom and I’m thankful for this podcast.
I’m so glad it made you feel that God saw you! How cool is that!
Beautifully inspirational ❤
I really needed to hear this. I've been wallowing in pregnancy sickness while trying mother my 5 & 2.5 year old boys.
Philippians 4:4 is such a powerful verse to combat my negative mindset. Thank you Abbie 😊
Fantastic podcast! Thanks
I love how straight forward you are and helpful too. I so look forward to the gentleness challenge ebook! I actually don't like when people tell me it's fine or normal to feel this rage I would feel with my kids. I've actually found listening to you, reading scripture and changing my mindset to be the most helpful. So thank you for your non coddling approach
Abbie, thank you so much for your ministry! Your videos have been so life-giving and encouraging to me. God bless you ❤
Wow really needed this!
Thank you for this and all your practical tips. Definitely in a difficult season where I'm often feeling so ashamed of my behaviour and getting stuck in negative loops. I've made an effort to really ignore the negative people and comments, it never helps me engaging in that stuff. I spend as much time as possible with my more stoic friends who are able to let go and let God, they inspire me, and so do you! God bless you and your good job
Thank you so much Abbie 💗 you are so incredibly encouraging and this episode really spoke to my heart. Thanking God for the courage and passion you have to speak truth and life to other mums, bless you xx
I’m so glad it was an encouragement!
Hallelujah! Great talk! God bless you!
And you!
Amen to this message. I needed to hear this today. Thank you 🙏🏽
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Thank you for this!!
Hi. Thank you for the time you take to pour into your podcast, I really enjoy and appreciate your voice.
May I ask: I was able to download your episodes (on RUclips), but this one and the next one, I am not able to. Is there any way that it can be made downloadable again, please? I live in South Africa and we have loadshedding, so it helps to download the episodes to listen to later, when I might not have internet available..
Thank you
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