Well written and something everyone needs to know about the hardest job in the world.
I’m just going to call it and tell you I’m tired. My life is full of good things, nothing is really wrong, but the mindset to enjoyment just seems an elusive step away.
You know how some of it goes, I’m sure. Wake up, feed the kids, pack lunches and snacks, wrangle them into winter gear (realize your oldest kid’s boots are missing from outing with dad), get them to school. Talk to fellow mom, discover that last week I offered a playdate for our youngest boys that is hard to follow through on. Go to the office to do parent council duties because, in a moment of weakness, I did what I explicitly said I wouldn’t do, and volunteered to be co-chair of the council (there was no one else, everyone seemed to be looking my way, I believe in community involvement, I like the people, blah blah)…
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