What does success look like as a parent? (picture needed)

 I think one of the reasons it's hard to be a mom - particularly a stay at home mom - is because there aren't clear benchmarks for success. At a job you might earn a commission, a raise, or a bonus. In a sport you have clear measurements of how well you do and how you improve. In many hobbies, there is often a sense of accomplishment periodically - like when you finish reading a novel, knitting a scarf, or baking delicious treats. Even if it is small, it's much easier to feel successful when you accomplish these things or reach a milestone. 

As a parent, it can sometimes feel discouraging because there aren't clear accomplishments or signals of success. So we may feel like we're failing as a parent when we have a rough day. It's hard to feel confident when you don't know how well you're doing.

There's a tv show called the Good Place, where the premise is that all the good and bad deeds you do earn you positive or negative points and determine if you go to the Good Place or the Bad Place.

Find a Picture of good and bad + - from the show. (include a link to where the image came from and the title of the show,  giving credit

Sometimes we can get in this mindset, and it's really hard to move on when we don't do well at something. If you lose your patience and yell at your child, do you ever feel so guilty afterwards that you have to make up for that mistake? Do you ever feel like you can't do better because you made mistakes earlier?

In life it really isn't like that - our good and bad deeds adding up for a grand total. We can apologize, change, and be forgiven we make mistakes. You can receive forgot from your children, spouse, God, or even yourself. And then try to be better.