Waking up....a fresh start
Just a follow up to my rant last night....
After resetting my own head, and reading some nice responses received as a result of my blog posting last night and this morning I had a chance to speak with my little 'bundle of joy' before going to bed last night.
It was one of the best conversations we have ever had.
Sometimes, a little spat can turn into something more - and I don't mean that in a negative way. Sometimes a little spat can make you realize that perhaps you or your counterpart overreacted, perhaps things were said that immediately brought regret - sometimes a little spat and the time afterward bring pause to think about the whole situation.
A long time ago, someone once told me that I should be a 'mom' and not a 'friend'....and someone else said that in response to my post last night.
....and it's GREAT advice by the way that oft gets stuck some place else.
I think we all get lost in that on occasion - perhaps it's the times we live in. Our children know more and are exposed to more than we ever were and often I hear about things from her before I am even aware.
Perhaps they sometimes raise us as much as we raise them.
As we awake today and begin the slow countdown until the weekend I know my work doesn't end at 5pm on Friday....it never ends.
There is no no overtime, no holiday pay, no sick days, no mental health days....
...as a parent that's what I signed up for.
After resetting my own head, and reading some nice responses received as a result of my blog posting last night and this morning I had a chance to speak with my little 'bundle of joy' before going to bed last night.
It was one of the best conversations we have ever had.
Sometimes, a little spat can turn into something more - and I don't mean that in a negative way. Sometimes a little spat can make you realize that perhaps you or your counterpart overreacted, perhaps things were said that immediately brought regret - sometimes a little spat and the time afterward bring pause to think about the whole situation.
A long time ago, someone once told me that I should be a 'mom' and not a 'friend'....and someone else said that in response to my post last night.
....and it's GREAT advice by the way that oft gets stuck some place else.
I think we all get lost in that on occasion - perhaps it's the times we live in. Our children know more and are exposed to more than we ever were and often I hear about things from her before I am even aware.
Perhaps they sometimes raise us as much as we raise them.
As we awake today and begin the slow countdown until the weekend I know my work doesn't end at 5pm on Friday....it never ends.
There is no no overtime, no holiday pay, no sick days, no mental health days....
...as a parent that's what I signed up for.
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