TOMORROW, MY CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL.
Thank GOD.
You would think, as a parent coach, that I would relish every single moment with my children…
But it took me YEARS to acknowledge that I am that Mom that needs to work to appreciate her kids.
That some DISTANCE and silence made me more loving, sweet and PATIENT.
We have been brainwashed, as American parents, to think we are supposed to LOVE LOVE LOVE spending every damn waking hour with our kids! (and if you do, then carry on).
But no!
As humans, we have spent our time on Earth running in large tribes. 30 to 40 people deep, where the work was shared and we were so interdependent.
Now, people close their garage doors and the misery and loneliness begins.
You can WANT to be alone and desperately love your family.
That doesn’t make you a bad parent, it makes you NORMAL.
HUMAN.
REAL.
