{"id":139424,"date":"2019-05-12T02:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=139424"},"modified":"2019-05-13T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T18:11:51","slug":"best-mom-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/best-mom-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Mom Advice, Courtesy of FabFitFun Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s nothing more challenging or more rewarding than being a <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/mothers-day-2019-gift-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mom<\/a>. Think about it \u2013 moms birth us, raise us, and they inspire us to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/become-your-best-self\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best version<\/a> of ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>And while a single day is hardly enough time to show appreciation to moms, it sure is a great start. In honor of Mother&#8217;s Day, we asked five badass FabFitFun moms to share some inspiring words.<\/p>\n<h3>First, let&#8217;s talk pregnancy<\/h3>\n<p><em>Every mom has gone through it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was having a really rough time around my 27th week of pregnancy, and my mom said, &#8220;Millions of women have been pregnant before you,&#8221; and I just found that calming. Just being able to focus on the fact that I&#8217;m not in this alone and that it&#8217;s been done before let me know that I&#8217;d be OK. If millions of women could do this, then so could I. To any expectant mamas out there, just know you&#8217;re not alone \u2013 find your tribe!&#8221;\u00a0<strong>\u2013 Nika Chapel, Project Manager, Influencer Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu5GGo-F6md\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu5GGo-F6md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by NikaExplainsItAll (@nikaexplainsitall)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-12T02:50:25+00:00\">Mar 11, 2019 at 7:50pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The most unexpected part about pregnancy? Nothing is as planned. My loving husband always calms me down and assures me that everything will be alright. I&#8217;ve also received great advice from my mama friends.&#8221;\u00a0<strong>\u2013 Holly Spink, Executive Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What are some challenges?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Because being a mom is no walk in the park.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you asked me a year ago, I would have said pumping. Feeling like a cow all the time is not fun. Today, I\u2019d say that the hardest part is just the worry. [My] girls are the most valuable piece of my life. They are my everything. And the idea that I can\u2019t control it all \u2013 ensure their health and happiness at all times \u2013 is hard.&#8221; <strong>\u2013\u00a0Katie Echevarria Rosen Kitchens, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Enduring the moments in which your children face rejection or failure \u2013 for example, getting cut from a team, not getting into the school they want, etc. While you know that overcoming disappointment is essential to growing and maturing (and a necessary life skill), it really hurts to see them suffer.&#8221; <strong>\u2013\u00a0Gina Kohler, Head of Product Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re always worrying about something. Even if it&#8217;s just as simple as remembering to pack lunch for a field trip, your mind is constantly monopolized with tasks!&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Michelle Kim, Head of Communications<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The most rewarding part?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Is there anything more rewarding than being a parent? We think not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Getting to feel all the wonder, joy, and excitement through your kid\u2019s eyes is pretty awesome. I recently gave my daughters each a bouncy ball and their eyes lit up with complete happiness. They were truly ecstatic about it, and in turn, so was I. It\u2019s those little, happy, often unexpected moments that make motherhood pretty spectacular.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kitchens<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpvfNxxnYk1\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BpvfNxxnYk1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Katie Ann Echevarria Kitchens (@katieakitchens)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-11-04T02:40:28+00:00\">Nov 3, 2018 at 7:40pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing your children appreciate their own individual talents and being able to share in their successes. Also, when you get an impromptu hug and \u201c&#8217;I love you, mom.'&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kohler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, on a good day, I&#8217;d say everything! Kids are the best! With my boys, I love finding more things that we all love and enjoy doing together \u2013 it&#8217;s a fun phase.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What does motherhood teach you?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Ah, motherhood \u2013 life&#8217;s greatest teacher.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Motherhood is the ultimate test of strength and endurance. This is no sprint. Your kids will test you in ways that you didn\u2019t think you could possibly survive. But the beauty is that we do survive. Not perfectly, but, yes, survive.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kitchens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A woman&#8217;s body is absolutely <em>amazing<\/em>. It still blows my mind every day that I am growing a human inside of me. Huge props to all mamas out there!&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Spink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Family is the most important thing. No matter what&#8217;s happening at work, with friends, or anything else you have going on, at the end of the day, [your family] is who you&#8217;re going home to and they&#8217;re what matters most! <strong>\u2013 Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What do you hope to teach your kids?<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you had to choose just one thing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope I teach my children to be kind, to love fiercely, and to not get caught up with everything having to be perfect. I\u2019d love to help them relish the joys and failures that make up a happy, well-lived life.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kitchens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have two boys. A mantra that has been instilled in them from the early days of grade school is to become &#8216;men for others,&#8217; which guides them to think beyond themselves. It encourages them to be &#8216;in service&#8217; of others, to make the world a better place.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kohler<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvaV7AHAN7k\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvaV7AHAN7k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Gina Kohler (@gk1212)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-25T00:43:35+00:00\">Mar 24, 2019 at 5:43pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Not to take life too seriously! We joke around <em>all<\/em> the time at home and I personally think both my boys are hilarious!&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to teach [my daughter] to be kind, to have good morals and ethics, and to know that she has my full love and support every day in every way, no matter what.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Chapel<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Best piece of advice?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Moms support moms! Take note of some of these inspiring words.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff and take time for yourself. No one will care if the cupcakes aren\u2019t homemade or if you can\u2019t make that team happy hour. Make decisions that make your life easier, not harder. You\u2019ll be better at everything if you carve out time for you.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kohler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If at first, you don&#8217;t succeed, try, try, try, try again. Always stay positive.&#8221;\u00a0<strong>\u2013 Spink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just know that no one is doing this perfectly, even the ones who seem like they are. All you can do is your best.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being a working mom is not easy. Some days you&#8217;re going to feel like a brownie-baking, business-building superstar, and other times, you&#8217;re going to miss a ballet recital and feel like crap. Just keep in mind that we do this for the opportunities we can give them, to help them realize that they can do anything, and for the hope that they chase their own dreams.&#8221; <strong>\u2013 Kitchens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"There's nothing more challenging or more rewarding than being a mom. 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