This is what Megan Young reminded mothers like her who experience “mom guilt.”
“Mom guilt” is something that every first-time mother experiences, and here’s what actress-beauty queen Megan Young said about this.
First-time mothers have surely experienced “mom guilt,” which is something entirely normal. This happens due to the desire and pressure to do everything perfectly. While it’s not easy to balance everything, from being a loving, patient, and capable parent while also doing personal goals, relationships, and self-care, this kind of guilt just kicks in.
For Megan Young, as a first-time mother, she went through the blues and emotional turns of the journey, but what she is most thankful for is her husband. Mikael Daez, who never left her and was always there to remind her to take care of herself.
Last May of this year, Megan gave birth to their baby boy, and though motherhood came at the right time for them, they were not able to avoid being swept up in a wave of emotions – joy, love, exhaustion, and even unexpected sadness.
She has extreme feelings and emotions during the early months after giving birth, and at one point, even found herself getting annoyed with Mikael, the same person who helped her process her emotions during this time.
Megan said, “Mikael helps me emotionally. Tinutulungan niya ako na i-process ang lahat ng extreme emotions na na-mention ko kanina. So, if there’s something that I have a problem with, before I would hide it from him.”
She added, “But now, I learned from him na, ‘Hindi, mag-usap tayo kasi paano magiging maayos ang problema natin kung di natin pag-uusapan, kahit na mahirap.’ I guess in a marriage, you talk about the difficult things like you get through it. It’s been working really well for us.”
Because everything was so new to her, she often forgot to take care of herself. One thing she’s most thankful for is her husband, who constantly encourages her to improve and reminds her to prioritize her own well-being.
With Mikael’s care and support, Megan came to understand that raising a child is a shared journey between husband and wife. The reassurance coming from him helped her get through the difficult times and made her realize a lot of things, which included the realization of teamwork and how important this is.
She shared, “Of course, as a mom, you have lots of responsibility. Sabi niya, ‘Wag mong kalimutan ang sarili mo. Alam ko na gusto mong gawin to, ako na ang bahala.'”
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