Parenting is one of the most rewarding parts of life but it is full of challenges and, let's face it, occasional moments
of feeling like a failure.
In fact, we're so used to seeing images of cheerful, obedient babies who quickly doze off in their cots seconds after being set down on their backs, it's easy to fall into the trap
of feeling like a failure when your baby simply refuses to sleep in his cot.
Some of us just can't do it and instead
of feeling like a failure I try to find things to be grateful for like a healthy baby
Instead
of feeling like a failure, I felt like a normal parent after reading just a little and realised that my child was actually normal too!
Instead
of feeling like a failure when I hit a weight - loss plateau, I looked at the situation as feedback.
Not exact matches
After a year
of complaints from subordinates,
feeling like failure, crying jags and eventual burnout, she asked for her old job back, at which she had been outstanding.
Sometimes trying to find balance will be nothing short
of the hardest challenge you will face, and the attempt will
feel like failure.
Every sale and relationship is vital to the success
of the company, I just should not have let it make me
feel like a personal
failure early on.
And sometimes the lessons come in the form
of bona fide
failures; some so harsh that at the time it
feels like we're getting a PhD in what not to do — the butt ugly.
She says one
of the biggest lessons she learned as a leader is to be open and honest about disappointment,
failure, or sadness — not to smooth it over, or in any way
feel like you don't face it directly.
During my online chat last week, a number
of comments centered on retirement, including a concern from a senior
feeling like a
failure for collecting retirement early.
I'm sad because I
feel that our
failure only confirms my fears that a church
like this one — in which all are welcome, in which women can lead, in which politics don't get in the way
of fellowship, in which questions are encouraged, in which a diversity
of opinions is celebrated, in which gossip is kept to a minimum — simply can not make it in Dayton.
Feeling like a
failure, I imagined that maybe he would give me an «oh well» look or some sort
of pity eyes.
Nicole Unice is the author
of ÒBrave Enough: Getting Over our Fears, Flaws and
Failures to Live Bold and Free.Ó (Tyndale, 2015) and travels frequently enough to almost
feel like she can fly.
For most
of my twenties, I
felt like such a
failure.
And then, when,
like most
of the kids in the youth groups or Bible colleges, we found ourselves in a rather usual sort
of life, surprisingly not preaching to thousands on a weeknight, we were left
feeling like failures,
like somehow we weren't measuring up, we weren't serving God effectively, we must have missed it because isn't our life supposed to be about doing big, successful things for God?
The
feeling of never measuring up drove me from the church
feeling like a complete
failure.
Everybody else ends up
feeling like more
of a
failure, because obviously, the accountability group works for some people, and it must be their own weakness, or lack
of spirituality, or little faith, or
failure to read their Bible and pray enough, or whatever it might be to grant the success that others experience.
Significant morale problems exist among segments
of the presbyterate who
feel closed off from the decision - making process, and
failures in catechesis, perhaps to be expected in the wake
of a world - shaking event
like Vatican II, have left vast portions
of the laity barely literate in the fundamentals
of the faith.
Flapping our wings with a sense
of futility, a foreboding
of failure — that's how we
feel on the brink
of something difficult but exhilarating
like prayer.
In the midst
of feeling like an utter
failure in my life (not making money, my husband constantly wondering why I don't cook «
like I used to,» being too exhausted to hit ten - thousand steps on that stupid FitBit), I realized something...
It was such a hard time emotionally, I
felt like a
failure bc I wanted so badly to exclusively breastfeed, but glad we've had this at the end
of the day.
This is what football cold turkey
feels like... can blame the 4th place junkies on this site... they've gone all silent
of course it's typical behaviour
of cowards... particularly those who know nothing about what they r talking about... so what's the e plantation this time for another year
of failure I've been so vocal telling me I am not a real fan... ffing pathetic bunch
5 years
of wenger imposed
failure and u still have your rose tinted glasses on tight and you bag
of football cliches to sniff when
feeling down... But actually there are plenty
of positives bellerin... Coquellin (but limits exposed here) wilshere (idiot fans font
like him I know but this is the game where we miss him) Alexis ozil cech (I was wrong there)... Just not enough to put us where we should be in the european elite... save your football wisdom for mark Hughes he needs it
Saying things
like:» the club is in great shape» is irresponsible and frustrating as he seems oblivious to how we
feel for the recurring problems both on and off the field, the results,
failures and lack
of major honors since the emirates has been in place.
But I do
feel like 4th has become a symbol
of our
failure, just
like Arsene.
HUMVN, Machine?He made a funny comment in one
of the justarsenal stories earlier.He said Arsenal don't need a new CB.Can someone slap me.I was even shocked at the thumbs up he got.I
feel so sorry for Arsenal and fans as well.We are really suffering.Till today how people rate Mertesacker is beyond me.The guy is not even a leader by example.I wonder why Hayden was sold as I think he could have surely done better and if Isaac Hayden solves his injury problems we gonna regret selling him.Even aliens know arsenal needs a CB.Aren't you guys tired
of always starting the season short
of players in positions where needed.It's
like some
of you want
failure but you don't know you want.Arsenal should complete the squad this season.It's a must.
But on the whole it hurts the team, and right now I
feel like we are seeing too much fear
of failure.
First, in the face
of the raw emotional aftermath
of losing, it
feels like a
failure, and that isn't quite fair.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend,
like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction
of this club... regardless
of those who still
feel that Henry has some sort
of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding
of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he
feels some sense
of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it
like he sees it... much
like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless
of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the
failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers
of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state
of our squad, none
of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one
of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one
of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
All you've done is go back to a historical past, pick out the bad bits that make you
feel good, bandy about the idiotic comments that just fall off Mourinhos tongue «specialist in
failure» and agree with the
likes of Mourinho that we are no good as a club.
Arsenal's
failure to win in four leagues games, coupled with Leicester, Manchester City and Tottenham all building some momentum means that even though Arsenal are only five points off the top
of the table, it
feels like the Gunners have an awful lot
of work to do to see off their title rivals.
i cant help my anger at this point becos its a result
of so much pent up frustration and the managers
failure to recognise issues and
failure to ever acknowledge our fans and i refuse to stick my head in the ground and come up smiling after beating stoke at home 2 - 0, maybe if the manager had ever once just said «i
feel for the fans» or apologise to travelling fans after gutless away displays, but no he does nt
feel accountable to any1 despite the thousands
of times «theres only one arsene wenger» rings in his ears, hes gotten more love and trust than youd give your wife but wot has he given you in return the last 4 years???? not even acknowledgement, and in between the poor run hes given us more than his fair share
of touchline controversy which reflects badly on us and the club in regards to fair play.and he never sees anything!!!! be honest and come out
like moyes and bruce, its refreshing!!!! the standards at the club hav plummeted and where chels, utd, pool and even villa / city / spurs hav so many players who fight and uphold club traditions we only hav cesc, gallas, verm, RvP, sagna and arsha who, IMO really care and who fight when our backs are to the wall....
After a bumbling few years
of consistent
failure, the West Ham job
feels like a make - or - break opportunity for the Glaswegian.
the disappointment
of seeing your kids disappointment and
feeling like a crappy
failure of a parent....
I'm a busy working mom
of two kids with trauma histories, and
like most moms I have my share
of moments when I
feel despair and
failure.
There were many other instances he had «abandoned me» in not helping me with stuff (I dealt with it and would bring it up), but he gave me a false sense
of love where he would say things
like «when something is important, I will do what needs to be done», his
failure to live up to that statement was an overwhelming
feeling of lies and betrayal.
I have to say that most
of the time I
feel like I am the poster mom for «Epic Mom
Failure,» but your insight has made me
feel better.
Whether it's about babywearing or circumcision or diapers, I think we'd end up with a lot more confident mamas owning their decisions instead
of feeling like «
failures» if we let «I don't want to» be reason enough.
So, no, don't put pressure on yourself to cherish every single moment
of being a parent, you're just setting yourself up to
feel guilty and
like a
failure.
Likewise, you should never
feel like a
failure because you go store - bought instead
of making your own.
I cried often and
felt like a
failure that even though I did all that was requested
of me, it seemed that I could not satisfy my new baby.
This article makes me
feel like less
of a
failure of a mother, and quite frankly there ought to be a lot more awareness
of what's been mentioned in this story and a lot less sanctimonious preaching about «breast is best».
Turns out, it is indeed a myth; a myth that is used to make moms
feel like failures when they realize they can't live up to an unrealistic expectation seemingly created out
of thin air.
If weaning was not something that you wanted, it can make you
feel like a
failure and bring about a sense
of sadness, anger, or guilt.
I've
felt like somewhat
of a
failure of a mother and female in general for never making it past a few weeks without a bottle... because it
feels like feed the bottle or sit there all day while your baby sucks and starves.
I recognise that I have that panic
feeling when she is upset or having «tantrums»
of needing to stop her crying or
feeling like a
failure if I can't.
I
felt like a
failure because I wasn't living up to my own expectations
of doing the «best thing» for my babies.
Many
of these parents have said they
feel a sense
of disappointment and
failure, almost
like they are to blame for this change
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But I hear the voices
of his daycare teachers play in my mind — «he has to be potty trained,» «they won't change his diapers in kindergarten» — and instantly I
feel like a total
failure for having 3 - and - half year old who has trouble keeping his underwear dry.