{"id":6888,"date":"2023-11-13T11:01:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2023-11-15T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:05:22","slug":"navigating-your-nos-what-part-of-motherhood-is-hard-to-say-no-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/navigating-your-nos-what-part-of-motherhood-is-hard-to-say-no-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Your Nos: What Part of Motherhood Is Hard to Say No To?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Discover what part of motherhood is hard to say no to, as we chat about self-care and saying \u2018yes\u2019 to yourself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Whether you\u2019re a new mom or a seasoned one, it feels like the question \u201cwhat part of motherhood is hard to say no to?\u201d continues to come up again and again and again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I spent a long time feeling like nothing was negotiable if I wanted to be a good mom. Everything felt like a priority and figuring out what to say no to was just more work.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a mom, it\u2019s easy to feel like you\u2019re on autopilot. Saying yes to snacks (so many snacks), playdates, visits with the in-laws, treats, playing on the floor, that toy in the store, and on and on the list goes on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But when\u2019s the last time you checked in on yourself?<\/span><\/p>\n

I was talking with a friend the other day about how so many of us as moms, <\/span>\u00a0tend to push our needs down the to-do list<\/span><\/a>, not because we enjoy it, but because it is so easy to forget that we\u2019re even on that list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But how the heck are we supposed to keep all the plates in the air if we have too many plates and never say no?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So when and where should we say no as a mom? It\u2019s hard to say no, especially when everything feels important and when the people in our lives come to expect our yeses, if we want to feel better and have the time and energy to be present and whole, we have to say it. N-O.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Grab your coziest blanket and let\u2019s unpack this together. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Self-Reflection Quiz: So You Can Set More Boundaries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Struggle to say \u2018no\u2019 as a mom <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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If there\u2019s one universal truth about motherhood, it might just be that saying ‘no’ often feels like climbing a mountain with no peak in sight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do we struggle with it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We’re managing a delicate balance, trying to keep everyone’s world spinning, often at the expense of our own.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s the thing:<\/b> our ‘yes’ can become automatic, a reflex, not because it’s what we want but because we’re so accustomed to putting our needs, our desires, and sometimes even our <\/span>wellbeing as a mom on the backburner<\/span><\/a>. We say ‘yes’ because we fear the alternative \u2013 the melt down, letting someone down, seeming selfish, or just the potential chaos of breaking routine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t amazing how we find ourselves saying ‘yes’ when every fiber of our being is screaming for a ‘no’?<\/span><\/p>\n