Sarcastic Parenting
Find Me!
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Links to Previous Blogs
  • Blog
  • Contact Me
  • Legal Stuff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclosure Policy

It's Okay...To Need Time Away

1/21/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
I've learned a lot in my nearly 7 years of parenting. Mostly, that I know nothing and which chocolate pairs with which wine. 

One of my biggest, and latest, realizations is that it's okay to need time away from your kids. 

I've written before about my decision to stop homeschooling.

In the beginning, I couldn't understand how parents could send their kid to school. I read blogs about homeschooling and how "children are meant to be at home with their parents" like it was a religious experience. 

As my children got older, I wanted them away from me. I spend hours wondering what I was doing wrong. What was wrong with me that I didn't want to spend the whole day with my children? 

I finally figured it out! 

Nothing. 

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH NEEDING TIME AWAY FROM YOUR CHILDREN. 

Please read that as many times as you need. 

What is one of the main pieces of advice people are given when entering a relationship/marriage? "Keep your own interests. You don't need to spend 24/7 together." My husband and I love each other very much...but sometimes he hangs out with his friends or I see a movie by myself or he'll play video games while I sit upstairs and watch stupid TV shows. 

So why did I think it was different with my children? 

​Some parents can spend hours upon hours with their children. If that's you, there's nothing wrong with you either!!

It's the comparison game. It kills parenting joy. 

I'm counting down until my youngest heads to school too...and that's okay.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Got Pinterests?
    Follow

    Archives

    January 2019
    October 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    50 Shades
    AZtoAK
    BookReview
    Books
    Cats
    Comicon
    Declutter365
    Food
    For Cheap
    For Fun
    Friday
    Funny
    Gifts
    Hotel Living
    MHM
    Parenting
    Party
    Personal
    Princess
    Rant
    ReadAThon
    Recipe
    Review
    Skin Care
    Story Time
    TastyTuesday
    Thrift Store
    Tip
    TodayInHistory
    Top5
    Travel
    Weird
    Wine
    YouTube

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.