Whelchel knows about work-related guilt. A career mom since her daughter was 8, Mary is the founder of The Christian Working Woman, a ministry dedicated to helping Christian women apply God's Word to their lives in the workplace. We talked to Mary about getting rid of working-mom guilt. Let's start with the basics. Guilt and parenting seem to go hand in hand.
Every mother experiences it.
We somehow believe if something's wrong with our children it must be our fault. And because a working mother isn't physically present with her kids 24 hours a day, she naturally blames herself even more when there's even the slightest problem. There's also a guilt that's unique to Christians. There are some pretty strong opinions and a lot of blame being thrown around. She needs to start on her knees.