15- the ONLY time my kids get screen time is at a restaurant - maybe once a week - for about an hour so my husband and I can have a conversation. We have no babysitter or village. Frustrating when strangers only see 0.1 % of your parenting and make a snap judgement.
I actually love being home with my little ones! I was raised by a single mom that missed every big moment because she was always at work. I have more memories of daycares and babysitters than I do of my own mother. It has been so healing to be the present moment for my children that…Â
I work one day a week and if I had the financial option I’d be home all seven with my little ones. I love them. I’m totally fulfilled. My kids are the best and most important work I have ever done. Being around them nearly full time allows me to be present for every milestone and…Â
My boobs are saggy. My nipples look weird. I have a permanent life changing food allergy from pregnancy. (Only 5% of the population get this lucky.) I have scar tissue from multiple c sections that I have named Frankenstein. My career slowed way down. And I got pregnancy discoloration…Â
For all the parents who agree kids should never use an iPad ever - I’m wondering how much help and village they have. I’d love to go to a restaurant with my husband alone one time in a single year. But we have no help. The only option is to bring our two toddlers. And we try. We bring…Â
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