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If you are a perfectionist or recovering perfectionist, motherhood might just kick your butt in the worst ways.\xa0Motherhood requires you to give up control of everything:\n\nwhen you eat\n\nwhen you sleep\n\nwhen you shower\n\nhow clean your house is\n\nwhen you get your work done\n\nhow to manage others (babies are not manageable, neither are husbands)\n\nhow to manage emotions (cause an exhausted, hormonal mama has no emotional regulation)\n\nhow your body looks/feels\n\nYou can\u2019t control any of it AND you\u2019re supposed to be actually enjoying some of it.\xa0WHAT?\xa0HOW???\nAdaptability is the gift of motherhood.\xa0But, I\u2019ll be the first to tell you it does not feel like a gift to a Type A perfectionistic kinda gal.\xa0Adaptability might be your worst life skill.\xa0In fact, if you dislike spontaneity, last minute change of schedules, going with the flow, figuring things out on the fly, motherhood will knock you down.\xa0And you won\u2019t be able to get back up until you learn to become more adaptable.\xa0\nNo one tells you about the very necessary skill of motherhood.\xa0You just see everyone around you being all adaptable and you\u2019re thinking, \u201chow the hell do they do it?\u201d\nHow do other moms not lose their minds when naptime doesn\u2019t happen?\nHow do other moms keep their cool when they have to cancel something fun because of a sick kid or a massive tantrum?\nHow do other moms go with the flow and take the punches so effortlessly?\nSome of them do not control freaks by nature like you and me. And some of them have learned to lean into the unpredictability of motherhood \u2013 which I know sounds just awful, but it\u2019s actually really helpful.\xa0Improving your adaptability will help you enjoy motherhood and get out of your own way when things change on a dime (like every hour of #everydamnday.)\xa0\nListen in to hear how you can start taking small steps to become more adaptable and start building confidence around your ability to go with the flow like all your zen mama friends.\nLinks Mentioned:\n\nGet on the Wait List for Shameless Mom Con in Seattle, WA: Shameless Mom\n\n\nJoin me at Inspired Mama in Grand Haven, MI\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nBetabrand: Get 20% off the most comfy Dress Pant Yoga Pants ever at Beta brand.\n\n\nLola: Get organic cotton tampons and other hygiene products delivered right to your door. To get 40% off all subscriptions, go to My Lola\xa0and use the code SHAMELESS40 at checkout.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices