I'm going to be harsh - shocking I know - but this is a choice.
You do not have to give up your hobbies, interests, passions or identity when having kids. This modern notion of needing to neurotically helicopter over your kids and sequester them away in "kid centric" activities is bizarre and stupid and boring. You can just take your kids to your events and activities. You can just do uour hobbies. You can tell your kids you're busy and to go and play independently.
You'll be happier for it and your kids will be more resilient and capable.
Guy has gone on and on about how you can't eat 2000 calories a day affordably and this person shows him how so bonehead asks Grok to prove the diner wrong and...
What your children really want for dinner is you!
In an age of constant online connection, we may need to disconnect from technologies and other distractions to truly reconnect with our families.
Families grow stronger when they set aside these distractions and spend meaningful time together—learning eternal values like the importance of marriage and children, the purpose of life, and the true source of joy.
Parents also have a duty to teach their children practical knowledge apart from gospel principles. Families unite when they do meaningful things together. Happy family experiences strengthen family ties. Camping, sports activities, and other recreation are especially valuable for bonding families.
Some may say, “But we have no time for any of that.” To find time to do what is truly worthwhile, many parents will find that they can turn their families on if they all turn their technologies off.
What those we love need most is simply time with us. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is our ultimate role model. He will help us as we strive to build these family bonds.
At bedtime the 8 yo told me his teacher said: "Think of your mind like a pond full of fish and each fish is a feeling. Try to be the pond, not the fish." And all I can say is primary school has significantly improved.
3 years ago I shat myself in an escape room. It is my cousin’s favorite story. Today he had frontal lobe surgery and there was potential for memory loss. This is the first text he sent me from recovery:
I used to think I’d be bored and depressed within a few weeks if I didn’t have a job, yet here I am on month 3 of maternity leave and I’ve never felt better
This is Spot. He politely offered to protect you during your run. This is what's known in the business as "securing the perimeter." 14/10 you're welcome