Real Mom, Real Talk: Forgiveness

Sometimes, being a parent is hard. We place a lot of pressure on ourselves, and all these gorgeous photos, blogs, and instagrams we see on the internet doesn't always help. We're starting a new series called Real Mom, Real Talk: real, raw, and relatable. 

Today, we have Maddi taking over our first Real Mom, Real Talk series.

"We live in a world so consumed with hatred. People hardly understand anymore that you don't always have to benefit from doing for others, you can just do. It's a scary thing, trying to raise your children with decent morals when society has such a foggy image of what is right and wrong. I think that's where teaching our little ones about forgiveness should come into play. Because lets face it, there is a lot of cruelness in the world and holding grudges will eventually wear down ones mind."

  

"These past few weeks I've been learning a lot about forgiving, TRULY forgiving from the depths of your soul. I've focused more on staying humble when your life gives you the messiest of situations, even when people would understand you going completely mad. It isn't easy, forgiving, it's actually very trying and sometimes even risky. I say risky in the best way possible, a "good risky." The only reason I say this is because when you forgive someone, you may be putting yourself at risk to be in that same vulnerable state you were once in. However, in the same light, you may not be. You may be opening the doors for your own self strength to flourish in ways you never knew existed, to grow with an open mind and realize things about yourself you may have never thought possible."

"I think as a mother, forgiving will always be something I try to instill in my babies, for some days it is me who needs to be forgiven by them. How will I do this you wonder? How will I make daily efforts to raise my babies with tender hearts? 

The short answer.... with love. With patience. With gratitude. Always staying conscious of what is truly important, which is their own happiness. There will be days where you fall, days you sit alone while tears roll down your face like a quiet rain, but it won't be for long, as you are needed."

"The best part about this blur is that each hardship, each doubt, each risk, has an unimaginable return, LOVE. Endless love."

xo, Maddi // @maddihanson //