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Some days, I feel like I do a pretty good job of balancing my career, my family, and myself. Other days, it feels like I'm falling desperately behind and failing on all three counts. Why do I feel so unbalanced? Why do I feel like I'm not doing enough with my kids or at work or for myself? |
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I thought I kept my car clean and tidy. Then my husband walked in the door, waved a diaper in the air and said, "Hey, look what I found in the trunk!" It was quite a surprise: With our kids being 10 and 7 years old, the diaper era is long gone for us. I placed the diaper on the kitchen counter. I stared at it and felt a sense of relief and a hint of joy. Memories started to flood my mind. |
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My 9-year-old son has never said "I love you." I honestly never gave it a second thought until I realized I was being told "I love you" multiple times daily by my 5-year-old daughter. For the first time, I began to wonder why my son never said it, neither to me nor to anybody else that I know of. While I would never in a million years intimidate him into saying this phrase, the idea that he never said them made me a little sad. |
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We want to celebrate our child's unique traits, but sometimes their differences can be worrying. We wonder if they seem a little out of step with developmental milestones or when their temperament seems much different when compared with other children? |
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