Counting On fans connect to Jessa Duggar about mom guilt
Jessa Duggar revealed she blamed herself for Henry’s speech on Counting On
If there’s one thing moms understand, it’s mom guilt. For many, it revolves around returning to work. However, Counting On fans relate to Jessa Duggar Seewald’s revelation about mom guilt.
During the recent episode, Jessa and Ben Seewald had an appointment with Henry’s speech therapist. It had been nine months since the last appointment, so this was a chance to see how far Henry had come in that time.
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As they built up to that, Jessa explained how she often blamed herself for Henry’s speech delay. Was there something that she could have done differently.
That feeling of mom guilt
It’s something many of us connect to. My elder daughter had a speech delay and we went through speech therapy. This wasn’t just for my daughter but for me and her dad as parents. We would spend sessions that were just for us as adults to learn more about helping our daughter use her words.
But there’s always that thought at the back of your mind, as a parent, that you caused a delay. Or maybe that you caused a disability. That there was something you should have done when they were in the womb or when they were much younger.
Something we do forget is that all children develop differently. There are also things around us that can halt development.
Jessa shared that one thing they’ve cut out is screentime, limiting it to occasional use. It certainly seems to have had an effect, as Henry has come on a long way in the last nine months. It was wonderful to see that.
Counting On airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on TLC.