I
I WAS
I WAS TALKING TO LAND WHO IS A NEW MOM AND WE ALL FEEL THAT
MOM GUILT.
MOM GUILT. I AM ALL EARS.
>> I HAVE NEVER FELT IT BEFORE
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT
IS LIKE.
IS LIKE.
IS LIKE. I AM JUST KIDDING.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
STRUGGLE WITH ALL THE TIME.
I DO NOT THINK IT IS AN ACTUAL
DIAGNOSIS, BUT I DO BELIEVE WE
ALL FEEL THAT WAY.
SOMEONE ELSE THAT FELT THIS
WAY, REMEMBER BACK A FEW MONTHS
AGO WHEN SERENA WILLIAMS MISSED
HER DAUGHTERS FIRST STEPS AND
SHE TWEETED ABOUT IT AND SAID
HOW GUILTY SHE FELT AND THE
OUTPOURING WHERE MOMS
RESPONDING SAY I WASN'T THERE
FOR THIS OR THAT, BUT IT WAS
ALSO REALLY HEARTWARMING TO SEE
THE MOTHERS LIFTING TOGETHER
ROUTE.
ROUTE.
ROUTE. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE SERENA.
IT
IT WAS
IT WAS COOL TO SEE OTHER MOMS SAYING I MISSED MY BABY'S FIRST
STEPS, THAT SHE ARE GOING TO
TAKE -- IS GOING TO TAKE MORE.
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT
SUFFERING FROM MOM GUILT.
MAKING TIME FOR YOURSELF IS A
WIN FOR YOUR FAMILY TO.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF AND ORDER TO TAKE CARE
OF OTHER PEOPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE,
BUT IF YOU GO AWAY FOR A WEEKEND
, YOU KNOW HOW REJUVENATED YOU
FEEL WHEN YOU COME BACK AND YOU
ARE JUST READY TO DO EVERYTHING
RIGHT BECAUSE YOU TOOK THE TIME
YOU NEEDED.
YOU NEEDED. >> I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GONE
TO TREAT MY FEET YESTERDAY.
>> I LOVE HOW YOU CASUALLY WENT
INTO THE MAKE A ROOM THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. >> JIM WAS WITH THE GIRLS AND I
HAD THAT ONE HOUR.
I CALLED AND I COULD DO IT.
I FELT LIKE I CAN'T RUB IT IN.
>> DID YOU STEP OUT TO TREAT
YOUR FEET WITHOUT ME?
>> I ASKED HER TO GO TO LUNCH
AND SHE SAID NO, SHE WAS
WORKING OUT.
WORKING OUT. I WAS PROUD OF HER SO I WAS
LIKE OF COURSE.
IT IS ALMOST LIKE SHE HAD
FRIEND GUILT AND TEXT THAT
MEANS THAT I CHANGE MY MIND I
AM GOING TO TREAT YOUR FEET. I
JUST DID NOT WANT YOU TO SEE MY
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. [
CAR. [ LAUGHTER ] I WAS LIKE OKAY,
YOU WANT SOME ALONE TIME
WITHOUT ME?
WITHOUT ME? >> WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT MY
CHARACTER THAT INSTEAD OF
WORKING OUT I WENT AND GOT MY
FEET DONE?
FEET DONE? >> IT IS SO GOOD. ALL OF THE
TENSION IS RELEASED.
AND TALK ABOUT SPOILING
YOURSELF, I CAME HOME AND MADE
THREE OF MY HELLO FRESH MEALS
BECAUSE I WAS RUNNING BEHIND.
>> HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?
>> THAT IS A WHOLE OTHER STORY.
I MADE THREE MALES FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
FEW DAYS.
FEW DAYS. >> THAT IS GREAT.
>> I TOOK CARE OF MYSELF.
>> THE NEXT ONE IS, I LOVE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. MY
THIS. MY MOTHER AND I TALK ABOUT THIS
ALL THE TIME.
IF YOU WORK YOUR REASON FOR
HEADING TO THE OFFICE IS VALID,
WHATEVER IT IS.
I HAVE AT FRIENDS SAY SO-AND-SO
ONLY WORKS BECAUSE SHE LOVES
MONEY OR BECAUSE SHE IS THIS OR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I ALWAYS THINK TO MYSELF THAT
IS NOT THERE NICE.
AND NUMBER TWO, MY MOTHER ALWAYS
TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE WERE FOR A
VARIETY OF REASONS.
WHATEVER YOUR REASON IS IT IS
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE NOT HERE TO TEAR PEOPLE
DOWN.
LEAVE
LEAVE EVERYONE TO HAVE THEIR OWN MOTIVATIONS AND THEIR OWN
LIVES AND DON'T JUDGE.
>> WHAT I WILL ALSO SAY IS MY
PARENTS OWN A BUSINESS AND MY
MOM IS ALSO A TEACHER.
MY MOM TOOK TIME OFF FROM
TEACHING WHEN WE WERE VERY
LITTLE AND SHE WOULD TELL ME I
THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN A
BETTER MOM IF I HAD AN OUTLET
DIFFERENT FROM WORKING WITH
YOUR DAD SHE SAID BECAUSE I
GAVE UP TEACHING FOR A WHILE TO
RAISE YOU.
RAISE YOU. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
ON THE FLIPSIDE OF THAT I THINK
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE
EXCELLENT STAY-AT-HOME MOMS. I
AM ENVIOUS OF HOW GREAT THEY ARE
. IT IS HARBOR WHETHER OR NOT
YOU ARE IN THE HOME OR OUTSIDE
THE HOME.
THE HOME.
THE HOME. DOING IT YOUR WAY, KUDOS TO
HOWEVER YOU DO IT.
THE THIRD ONE IS STOP TRYING TO
LIVE UP TO HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE ON
THE PERFECT MOM.
MEMBER BACK IN THE DAY CAROL
BRADY AND THE BRADY BUNCH?
SHE SEEMED PRETTY PERFECT.
>> THEY WERE SUCH PROBLEM
SOLVERS.
SOLVERS.
SOLVERS. FUN FACT, SHE IS FROM
INDIANAPOLIS AND SHE STILL
COMES BACK EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
I HAVE MET HER TWO TIMES.
>> I LOVE IT.
I DON'T NECESSARILY LOOK TO
HOLLYWOOD.
HOLLYWOOD. I FEEL LIKE MOMS ARE PUTTING IT
OUT THERE ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS
AND THEY ARE BEING SO REAL LIKE
KELLY CLARKSON AND KRISTEN BELL.
WHO IS THE OTHER ONE THAT I
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? YOU
LIKE? YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING I LOVE
THAT THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS ME
AND IT IS NOT EASY.
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK.
>> WE ALL WANT TO RELATE AS
HUMAN BEINGS. THE FOURTH IS
REMIND YOURSELF THERE IS A LOT
MORE TO SEEMINGLY FLAWLESS
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SOME PEOPLE JUST SEEM TO LIVE
THE LIFE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, DON'T
THEY?
THEY?
THEY? >>
THEY? >> CAN I JUST SAY I DID NOT
KNOW WHAT YOU DID AN INSTAGRAM
STORY YOU COULD PUT A FILTER ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT HOW
AMAZING THEIR SKIN LOOKS AND I
AM LIKE WHAT IS THIS?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> THE LAST ONE IS GIVE
YOURSELF ROOM TO MESS UP.
AN I MESS UP EVERY SINGLE DAY
SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY.
WE ARE ONLY