{"id":97,"date":"2011-12-29T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T03:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2018-03-06T21:54:13","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T02:54:13","slug":"feeling-guilty-also-known-as-being-a-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/feeling-guilty-also-known-as-being-a-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling guilty. Also known as being a mother"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Being Jewish with Israeli parents of Polish decent, I grew up with a lot of guilt<\/a> in my life. It was my parents go-to mantra for discipline. I grew up feeling guilty if I got 98% on a test and not 100%. Guilty for getting my car towed the first time I drove it downtown (for parking on the wrong side of the road between a certain time) after my parents made such a big deal about “downtown driving”.\u00a0 Even though I paid for the towing charges and the ticket and was punished for months afterward. Guilty for not spending more time with my grandmother before she passed away and not remembering details about her Holocaust<\/a> stories. Guilty for not becoming a Doctor or Lawyer. Guilty for marrying a non-Jew and for wanting a Jewish wedding<\/a> ceremony. And most recently, guilty for not appreciating my parents more when I was younger.<\/a><\/p>\n (Above: My parents and I in 1987; Below: My parents and I on my wedding day)<\/p>\n