by Maggie Downs posted in Life

I thought it would be long gone by now, kind of like my belly bands and maternity jeans. I thought I?d have wriggled free and moved on. It would be just another memory of the early days, like pump parts and nursing pads.
But mom guilt is still very much with me.
It emerged again this morning as a friend and I discussed preschools. As we chatted, the questions looped through my head like an endless chyron.
Was I wrong to pull my son from his previous school" The place we?re at now is more convenient for me, but is it the best place for him" He gets less time outside now but more time with me, so is that a decent tradeoff" Where would he thrive more" What if he hates it" What if he hates me for putting him here"
 
I don?t know what I?m supposed to do to shake the mom guilt.
I?ve let go of so many of the other issues that plagued me when my son was a baby. I successfully emerged on the other side from postpartum depression. I researched all the things ? ALL the things, from nursing, co-sleeping, and sleep training to every type of parenting style ? and I tried my best to make the best decisions for my family. And I feel like I finally found my groove as a mama.
So I thought when a certain number of milestones were achieved, the mom guilt would simply dissolve. POOF! Gone forever.
I imagined that after some time had passed, after I relaxed into my role as a parent, after I successfully made some decisions and w...