I don’t watch Oprah more than 3 times/year, but this story caught my eye about a mom who accidentally left her baby in the car all day, and you can guess what happened. I feel bad for the mom, and I feel really bad for the baby who had to go in such a way! It’s one of the worst things I can imagine happening to a family. What I take from the story, though, is a good piece of advice for us all to keep in mind: Slow down and remember the big picture.
Brenda says the lesson she learned that she wants to pass on to other moms is to slow down — don’t become overwhelmed with perfection. “I’ve learned to say a lot, ‘It just doesn’t matter,'” she says. “The house doesn’t matter, the perfect dinner doesn’t matter — the kids matter.”