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It seems like everyone is
saying, "Let your kids help you in the kitchen," these
days. I'm going to go out on a limb and say,
"Um...NO!!!" Before you nominate me for Worst
Mother Ever, just hear me out. My kids are wonderful, I love
them more than anything,… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (73) | Blog
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Do you simultaneously love being a mom and want to be alone? What do you do about it? I have been thinking about Uma Thurman's doctor's prescription for alone time. Now that's a prescription to which I could get addicted. Human beings are complex. We often feel seemingly contradictory feelings about something at the same time. That doesn't make one feeling or the other any less real or less valid. It might just mean something is a little out of balance in our lives. For instance, sometimes I just want my family to go far, far away and leave me alone. However, then I want them to come back! I also secretly want my own apartment down the street. But I still want to live here with my husband and kids! This is all completely normal. Taking breaks and even "vacations" from motherhood — or wanting to — is a completely healthy response to the everyday challenges of raising kids. Read More »
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I never thought I would get so excited about something
as simple as having a few hours to myself in my own home. As the
apparent center of my family's universe, I cannot engage in any
task without an interruption for money, attention, homework help,
food, and the list goes on despite my… Read More »
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I love to be alone. This may sound absurd, but for me, being alone is somewhat therapeutic. On one hand, you could chalk this up to the fact that I am an only child. Many only children are very comfortable being alone and are happy doing things by themselves. Or, you…
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About six months ago, I started to notice
something. The world has a lot of background noise. A lot. The
sounds of traffic, people talking on the mobile phones, music
booming out of the car next to you at a stoplight, barking dogs,
crying babies--the list just goes on and on. Keep in mind that I… Read More »
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Is it wrong to sometimes want to spend some time on my own, away from that special person in my life? I love him to death but there are the times when I just want it to be me and me alone. I not like I have anything to hide. Sometimes all I do is sleep, or watch TV but I just need... Read More »
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