Vanessa Williams tells moms to give up their guilt
With a cross-country commute each week, Vanessa Williams knows that something has to give. But the mom to four — including Melanie, 20, Jillian, 18, Devin, 14, and Sasha, 7 — told ModernMom.com recently that she doesn’t sweat the small stuff, and neither should you.
The secret is…there is no balancing. You have to surrender to not be everywhere at all times. Everyone and everything suffers at times but the guilt that a mother imposes on herself is the worst of all. Do the best you can and know it’s good enough.
When she’s not filming her hit television show Ugly Betty in Los Angeles, Vanessa can be found in her home state of New York, where she currently resides. The 44-year-old — who was the first African-American to be crowned Miss America — counts "bearing four beautiful, healthy children" as among her proudest achievements. Her own parents taught her to foster independence in her kids, as well as to "realize there are always consequences to every action and always forgive with love." Vanessa adds,
Along with the lessons that my parents taught me, my children respect life, the environment and treat people with kindness.
For more of the interview, visit ModernMom.com, where you can also read all the latest tips on parenting, finances, career, health, beauty, entertainment and more.
Source: ModernMom
