Dr. Meg,

I am currently on chapter 7 of your book “Strong Mothers, Strong Sons.” I am 7 and a half months pregnant with my first child and trying to wrap my head around this whole parenting thing. My problem is, my husband is the emotional, nurturing communicator of the family and I tend to have problems feeling emotions and expressing how I think/feel. The type of mother you talk about in your book that we are naturally inclined to be, I am NOT. And this scares me. I think I cried every time I opened your book for the first 5 chapters. I work 13 hour days and am very logical and stable. Do you have some advice for a mother like me? I need all the help I can get.

Thank you!

Worried Mom to Be

Dear WMTB –

First of all, the mothers that I write about in my books are not the ones who write to me! The fact that you wrote tells me that you are working hard to be the best Mom you can be. Guess what? You can be a great Mom despite the flaws that you see in your personality. I have know…