
Now comes the question every parent eventually asks:"Am I doing enough?"
If you're asking yourself that today, here's something I hope gives you peace.
Your children don't need a perfect parent. They need a parent who keeps showing up.
For years, I've struggled with emotional eating and stress eating. When I'm overwhelmed, food feels comforting. When I'm exhausted, sugar feels like a quick solution. And like many moms, I've become an expert at finishing my kids' leftovers because I don't want food to go to waste.

Growing up, I saw how hard it was for my mom to be a non-earning, stay-at-home mom pero may utang yan sya ha. Kahit bata pa ako noon, I could see the stress, the worry, and the limitations that came with not having money of your own.
The internet is full of productivity advice telling us to wake up at 5 AM, create elaborate routines, and optimize every minute of our day. But most of that advice assumes you have full control over your schedule.
Moms know that's rarely the case.
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