At Least I’m Pretty Blogger, Erica Benefield, is featured in the Amazing Mom’s Book!
We are proud to have her and over 100 other moms featured in The Amazing Mom’s Book (available now). This has been a wonderful passion project to give voice to 100+ moms as they share their parenting insight and wisdom.
Erica’s full feature is shared here.
The images are the property of Erica Benefield.
What I do well as a mom.
I do a good job diffusing tantrums and fostering individuality.
I learned with my daughter that if she’s mid-tantrum and I start mimicking what she does, laughter follows. I successfully transferred that skill to my son when he discovered that he doesn’t always get his way and it was incredibly successful.
I’m also good at bringing out the creative side in my kids and encouraging them to express themselves for who they are as individuals.
What I learned from another mom.
Park close to the shopping cart corrals, not the front door when out shopping.
I wish I heard that before I spent 30 minutes driving around the parking lot for a space close to the door with a screaming 4-week old but I caught on quickly.
The role of a parent is to teach children independence and accountability. Click To Tweet
What I learned from my child.
My kids have taught me to be patient and self-aware (they will always hear that word I shouldn’t have used). @leasturpretty Click To Tweet
My kids also taught me to always look out for Legos when walking to the bathroom at 3 am.
Successful motherhood moment.
On the first day of kindergarten, I was dying inside, realizing that they were officially “school-aged” and I could no longer “hold them like a baby” without getting weird looks. I saw so many kids around me crying and grabbing onto their parents for dear life but both times, for my daughter and 3 years later for my son, they were smiling, proud, and so excited to be in school.
Mom I admire.
My mom. She raised me with patience, kindness, and acceptance. As a single mom, she frequently did without so my sister and I could have everything we needed. She taught me to manage adversity with grace and how to navigate life.
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20 thoughts on “Amazing Moms Book Features At Least I’m Pretty”
Ha ha, I’ve tried mimicking my daughters when they’ve been tantruming and it didn’t go well. They just blew up even more. Mums are amazing. Mine was a single mum, divorced with 2 young children at 25. Both me and my brother have turned out well thanks to her and her love, guidance and support. I was a very trying child so extra kudos to her for not throttling me!
Your mom sounds pretty awesome. She had a full plate and made it work.
It takes a lot of patience raising children. I never thought of mimicking them, I am happy that this has been successful for you.
It does take a lot of patience and I, like you, have never mimicked. I enjoyed featuring Erica and her methods as I think it is fascinating to see all the different sides of parenting and all of the different ways.
What a wonderful motherhood story! It reminds me of raising my own two daughters who are both now grown. Raising children with kindness and patience is an amazing gift we give to our children and to ourselves.
That truly is a wonderful gift that we can give to our kids.
That is sooo cool, what an accomplishment!
Thank you very much.
Great post! The reality of a mom’s life. I love she keeps it so real and honest.
Real and honest is the only way to go, right?
I think it’s wonderful the amount of support mums offer to each other it’s a really special community to be part of I’m sure .
With that support, we can really elevate our parenting for the benefit of all.
This is an amazing post!! So easy to relate to as well. My youngest just started kindergarten so I feel your pain! Thanks for the humor and the realness of this post!
You are so welcome. Our “Champagne Mom” is pretty cool.
Love this post and hearing the gifts, trials, lessons, and wisdom of mothers from all walks of life. Thank you for featuring this amazing momma <3 xo Evelyn, Path of Presence
Thank you so much for stopping by and offering feedback.
Thank goodness for good moms. I’m so blessed to have such a wonderful mama and truly admire every amazing mom out there. They’re seriously superheroes! Thank you for sharing Erica’s goodness and shedding more light on how incredible, difficult, rewarding and magical motherhood can be ♡
Thank you so much for your feedback. I think all parents have so much to teach.
I loved this feature! Moms are so amazing and love hearing more about their stories!
Thank you so much for reading 🙂