I just changed jobs and increased my daily workload. Our family is having a hard time adapting: my 3-and-a-half-year-old son needs attention, and it's so easy to fall into the sacrifice trap and say, 'I won't have any more time for myself because this is adult life.' But doing that makes me a more impatient, angry, irritable mother. A more annoying person. I don't want to be like that; I want to have time ā even if it's less time, or adapted time ā for myself as well. Thank you for this text. It helped me navigate this moment.
As I grew up in a communist country, I was always thinking suffering and sacrifice is normality. I didn't thought about it until I read your post. Thank you for wake me up!
This was a lovely read on a day that was threatening to be a bad one. Thank you!
I just changed jobs and increased my daily workload. Our family is having a hard time adapting: my 3-and-a-half-year-old son needs attention, and it's so easy to fall into the sacrifice trap and say, 'I won't have any more time for myself because this is adult life.' But doing that makes me a more impatient, angry, irritable mother. A more annoying person. I don't want to be like that; I want to have time ā even if it's less time, or adapted time ā for myself as well. Thank you for this text. It helped me navigate this moment.
Iām so glad to hear it was helpful!
As I grew up in a communist country, I was always thinking suffering and sacrifice is normality. I didn't thought about it until I read your post. Thank you for wake me up!
Thanks for sharing - yes it can be a very deeply engrained mindset