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There is a phenomenon I truly don't understand. I hear moms and dads talking about it all the time, and I don't get it.

Self doubt.

I don't claim to be the most confidant woman on the planet. My thighs aren't as tight as they once were. My stomach isn't as flat as it once was. I get nervous before I go into a business meeting. In spite of all this, there is one thing I don't question... I am a rock star momma.

Maybe it's because I'm the oldest of four. Maybe it's because people always told me I would be a great mom, and I believed them, but I don't doubt the majority of parenting decisions. I know that I probably don't make the right choices 100% of the time. I know that life is not always perfect. (As evidenced by my last blog) But you will not catch me doubting my parenting.

I truly believe that my instincts are on point. I truly believe that I know my baby better than any other person or book. So I don't sweat it.

Yes, I make my son's baby food. Yes, we cloth diaper. (And we use disposables too) Yes, I'm still breastfeeding my 10 month old son. (But we supplement too) Yes, I swat my son's hand when he's about to get into something dangerous. Yes, we opted out of several vaccinations. Yes, I work full time. Yes, we co-sleep.

These are some of the few choices every parent makes. These are choices that I have been ridiculed over. (sometimes from both sides of the argument) These are choices that I am 100% confidant that we made the absolute best choice we could.

I don't doubt it. I don't dwell on it. I decide. I move on. Period.

Here's the problem I see. Our society is instilling an attitude of self-doubt among new parents and it is (pardon my French) bullshit.

"You're a horrible parent if you do this."

"Why would you want to do that?"

"You'll regret that later."

We need to come together as a community and say enough is enough. My child is fed. My child is healthy. My child is loved. How you arrive to that place is up to you, and nobody should make you doubt your abilities... Ever.

In the end I wish all parents could feel the way I do.

I know without any shadow of a doubt that I am making the best decisions for our family.

I know that my son doesn't question that his dad and I love him.

I know that I am a rock star.

In the end, that's all that matters.