Mantras, while beneficial, can’t change the basic makeup of the job. Mothering will always involve long hours, heavy physical work, and the type of worry that could bring down an elephant if put into a dart gun. At the same time, mantras can provide instant coping strategies to help us safely manage extreme feelings. Mantras won’t let you off the hook when all three children contract the stomach flu. But they will remind you that the feelings of exhaustion and fatigue are temporary. Mantras won’t alter the sometimes challenging temperaments of our children. Yet, they can help reframe how we perceive and interact with our children, thereby alleviating some of the judgment and distress we feel. Mantras won’t make us fail proof. They can, however, help us appreciate the overwhelmingly difficult nature of the job and move us toward self-forgiveness.