tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120552267048688801.post1768924115369170078..comments2023-10-24T07:47:11.038-04:00Comments on News and Notes from the Happy Shack: When I Grow Up, I Want To...Kelly Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877538170235721680noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120552267048688801.post-78976254506096144102010-06-10T12:33:38.210-04:002010-06-10T12:33:38.210-04:00thanks guys. very good points from both of you. ...thanks guys. very good points from both of you. leah, i forget....you haven't met my girls. :-) i've determined that being happy and chipper at 7am is just not possible for sarah. livvie? yes. sarah no, not even when liv and i go in there and wake her up by repeating yelling "GOOD MORNING" at the top of our lungs and then tickling her when she still won't move. but you are correct. it is the daily things that are most important and time is most definitely an illusions. <br /><br />cathy, the motherly wisdom that comes from you and miranda is always so perfectly said. i love that chris rock quote. thank you, my dear.Kelly Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877538170235721680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120552267048688801.post-59940945407267370212010-06-09T16:42:16.634-04:002010-06-09T16:42:16.634-04:00ouch is right. but i think that sentiment of who ...ouch is right. but i think that sentiment of who is the more fun parent, often comes down to the dad. exactly because of the logisitcal things you mentioned. so first off, you are not alone.<br /><br />i am not about to tell you what your decision should be, but i commend you for weighing it so well and considering very carefully. you know I am a sahm now, but that was not always the case. nor will it continue to be the case indefinitely. these are the toughest choices we make as a mother, and mostly it comes down to how to divide your time to best suit not only your children, but yourself. <br /><br />having said all that, i love the summers off idea. yes, it'll be harder for you to make field trips, etc but you will be available to your daughters in the day to day for all that fun you and they seem to be missing now. that is one of the reasons i worked so many years in educational support positions. I was able to be there for my boys when they were not in school. <br /><br />believe it or not, chris rock said recently, acknowledging his father's role in his life and how he wants to emulate that in his own parenting, "Being there is 80% of the job."cath chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121005007284461511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1120552267048688801.post-42733006185045868022010-06-08T15:06:11.025-04:002010-06-08T15:06:11.025-04:00Hey Kelly! Tough decision for you… summers off sou...Hey Kelly! Tough decision for you… summers off sounds really enticing but I imagine they could go really fast too. What comes up for me is… maybe Sarah and Olivia could have a lot of fun getting fed, dressed and ready for school with your enthusiasm. And your bedtime lullaby and reading sounds awesome! I think it's the daily things that are really important. Time really is an illusion. I enjoyed reading Rice Rreeman-Zachery's take on time in her book "Creative Time and Space Making Room for Making Art". It could be applied not just to art but the things that one deems important. I only read the bit on Amazon but I thought it was valuable.Leah Virsikhttp://www.leahvirsik.comnoreply@blogger.com