The Tale of the Magical Touch

Once upon a time, there was a mom* with more-than-one kid. All day long, she was rushing from one to the other, from backbreaking labour to home, probably even more exhausting…

Everywhere and all the time, she gave away all she had : her time, energy, smile, work and attention. But it was never good enough ! No matter how hard she was trying, she kept saying to herself : « I am no good ! »

Indeed, her children kept whining all day long, her household was upside down, her partner complained about her lack of availability. It was like drawing water from an empty well : such a strain !

One day, her bucket came up the well, empty again – and that is when she hit the bottom herself. She was hearing this insidious voice, whispering in her heart about her supposedly inherent, wrecked self. And that is the point where she finally realized how toxic this voice was.

This moment became a – miraculous! – turning point: suddenly, she started considering the option of turning this belief inside out like a glove! What if, from the very moment she had become a mom, she had been outfitted with a « MAGICAL TOUCH » which empowered her to instantly give to her kids whatever they needed ? No need to give them everything and all, which would have turned them into poor, filled-up children : one moment of authentic presence and the magic flowed through her own hands. As it happens, each and everyone of them learned how to wait for their turn.

Since that time, this mom was able to continue her path, relaxed and calmly believing that she was a « good enough » mom, no longer bullied by the pipe dream of the « ideal mom ». Victory !

*NB: this tale can, of course, be read in masculine form, hurray for the daddys made of real stuff!