Catherine Zeta-Jones Quotes

I have to feel OK with taking some time for myself, not feeling guilty that I don't spend my every free second with my son, which is sometimes tough.

You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go.

I wish there were two of me and 48-hour days so I could get everything done. But for me, I have to not try and think that everything has to be 100% perfect all the time and leave room for error. As long as my kids feel loved and a priority, everything really is secondary.

You always have guilt as a working mum, and you overcompensate by buying them loads of things. That was what I was doing, anyway. I've kind of realised now that I'm the best mum that I can be.

I never try to be the poster child for the perfect mother/wife... You prioritize, you do the best you can possibly do, and you don't beat yourself up.

You can't juggle it all 100 percent. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to do everything.

As a mom, I think you always wonder if you could be doing more.

Kids are pretty resilient. You don't have to be at every volleyball game. We can't guilt ourselves.

Moms are people, too. Moms make mistakes, too.

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.

I don't have to try to be perfect at everything.

Like every mom, you try to juggle, but I also want people to know that you don't have to be a superhero. I'm not a superhero; I have a team of people who help me. I have a great family support system.

I gave up shame a long time ago.

Sometimes I think, 'Why should I work out when I can spend time with my kids?' I feel guilty doing something for me.

I had a lot of guilt as a single mother trying to raise a child. I had to go to work and Jeffrey was screaming that he didn't want me to. You have to give yourself permission to let go of the guilt.

For now, for this year, I need to be a good mother.

Parenting is no sport for perfectionists.

In the mornings, I try to spend anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes with my son. Failing that, I try for 30 to 60 minutes together at the end of the day. I try to make that work, but if I can't, I just move on. You can't beat yourself up about it.

Most mothers think they are bad mothers. We all make terrible mistakes, often, and always think we're getting it wrong.

The biggest lesson I've learned throughout the first season of 'Workin' Moms' is that you have to give yourself permission to forgive yourself.

The more you feel like you need to fix something, the more you need to not.

I can't control what people think of me, and I stopped really caring a long time ago.

I'm like any working mom.

After Mason was born, I'd feel guilty doing anything that wasn't related to work.