Can I go back to bed?

I'm just thinking about all of these issues that I've been blogging and feeling really overwhelmed.

A lot of my identity is as a Mama, and when Tessa is behaving well I feel like it's a validation of my work. Yes, I know that is screwed up, because she is her own person, and my worth comes from within and not from her behavior, AND I know that her worth is not from some behavior as a child but who SHE is within....but dang, this is really hard.

So, right now, I'm not feeling like such a star in the parenting department.