Don't Beat Yourself Up For Not Achieving These Parenting Goals

As soon as you see a plus sign on that pregnancy test, you vow to be the best mom. You buy every book, skim every site, and develop a plan to become the perfect parent. You proudly tell your friends that your toddler will always want to eat his vegetables — and then they laugh in your face. Why? Because certain parenting goals, be it for babies or teens, aren't always in Mom's control. Here are some goals you may hope to achieve, but don't be surprised when your little one is hellbent on taking a detour. Source: Shutterstock

You'll have a drug-free birth.

You'll have a drug-free birth.

More than a third of all US births are drug-free, but if, after that first contraction, you find yourself begging for an epidural, let the illusion of perfection go. It doesn't matter! Source: NBC

Your baby will sleep through the night from the get-go.

Your baby will sleep through the night from the get-go.

On the bright side, all that late-night rocking will build your arm muscles. Source: The CW

Your tot will love vegetables.

Your tot will love vegetables.

Yes, a lucky segment of the population has kids who would trade their ice cream for another helping of broccoli. But for many of us, that's just a dream. Unless you want the dinner table to turn into a war zone, you're better off sneaking veggies into more toddler-approved meals. Source: NBC

You and your partner will share the duties equally.

You and your partner will share the duties equally.

If you've got a partner who is committed to splitting things 50/50, more power to you. It's all, "Honey, let me help," though, until the first dirty diaper. After that, you're on your own. Source: Warner Bros.

Your little ones will be bilingual.
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Your little ones will be bilingual.

Keeping up a bilingual home when you yourself aren't bilingual is harder than it looks. Let's be honest: you'll be lucky if they speak proper English.

Your child will only eat organic, all-natural foods.

Your child will only eat organic, all-natural foods.

When you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry and you have work deadlines, school science fair projects, and personal issues to deal with, you will turn to an artificial box of mac and cheese. It's OK — we all do it. Source: NBC

You and your teen will be best friends.
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You and your teen will be best friends.

Hormones will eventually turn your adorable, sweet child into an angsty, sarcastic teenager. We were all there once too. We wish you luck!

You can do it all!

You can do it all!

You may think you'll be able to cook, clean, and carpool without any help, but even Wonder Woman had a sidekick. Source: Bravo