I love catching up with old friends. I used to try an arrange a night out for myself at least once a month. That slowly turned into once every other month and then spun out of control to the point where I can’t even remember the last time I went out with friends.
I’ve noticed that as my kids are getting older along with my longer hours at work, I just have a huge amount of guilt when I spend the evening away from them. It’s not like they’re perfect angels when I’m with them, but I wonder what they think of the fact that I’m not around that much.
On the weekdays I’m not working from home I basically see them for an hour in the morning and just about that much in the evening before it’s bedtime. That isn’t much time at all.
If I really want to be the good mother I thought I’d be, then shouldn’t I be spending more time with my kids?
{this post is just my thoughts… no resolution, no perfect solution, no lesson learned.}
Until next time,
Shaindy
