There needs to be more pins on Pinterest about how not to seek perfection.  I hope you pin this one.  This is about how to stay sane when it comes to baby showers.

I just can’t.  I’m not going to create a color coordinated, theme appropriate snack table.  There won’t be cheese cut into shapes of baby rattles and homemade crackers cut into carriages.  There will be food there that accommodate the mom-to-be’s dietary preferences.

I’m not going to bake multiple layers of cake into a masterpiece covered with fondant in colors that match the baby’s gender.  There may be dessert.  And it may come from the cookie aisle.

I’m not going to hand-deliver, hole-punch or hand draw any element of the invitations.  I may design them and print them myself because that’s cheaper.  Or may use an evite or Facebook invite.

I’m not going to worry about keeping up with Pinterest or other baby showers I’ve been to.

Bad Mom Baby Shower Tip

Give it from the heart.

All of those elements that could drive you crazy, have you yelling at your kids because of your stress-level, crying in the bathroom eating chocolate, those aren’t what will matter to the mom-to-be.

Here’s what will matter

She’s surrounded by love.  She’s surrounded by laughter.  She feels supported to go in to this next phase of life called motherhood.

And, if that isn’t good enough, fuck her.  She probably wouldn’t have called you once the baby was born anyway.