Actually D W Winnicott one of the premier Child Analysts of our last century made a point of saying that parents not only are not perfect but shouldn't be perfect. He coined the term " the good enough mother" stating that a parent who gives everything to their child will only harm them and not prepare them for a healthy adult life.
St. John the 23rd was known to have preferred the talk of women in kitchens. If one was listening, one could hear the flow of stories ( Can now  if one wants) of all the oops, and I can't believe I said that or did that) of mothers. It is the great art of knowing doing your best will never be perfect and the grace to keep on going despite making mistakes and running into locus of control or non locus of control life events. This path grows wisdom. Someone  should make a statute of "Mary at the End of the Day" with splattered clothing and messy hands. That is what real holiness is about. It has nothing to do with perfection.