mom guilt
Maternal inadequacy feeling
Mom guilt is the feeling of inadequacy or self-blame that mothers experience when they believe they're falling short as parents—working too much, not being present enough, or making choices that prioritize themselves over their children.
The term acknowledges how mothers specifically face intense cultural pressure to be perfect caregivers: The mom guilt hit hard when I missed her school play for a meeting.
Sometimes shortened to mommy guilt.
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- workingIn active function
- daycareChild supervision facility
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