I have come to terms with the fact, that I cannot do it all. I can't give 100% of myself to all aspects of my life at the same time. So I'm going to give "my best" (whatever that may be at the time) to all aspects of my life. With my family always being at the top of that list.
I was suffering from some mommy guilt the other day. My son had a school project that required him to write down family members in one column, how he was alike said family member in the second column and how he is different in the third column. He wrote down Mommy first and what he put down as "alike" was... work. He said, "You and I have a lot of work to do. I have homework and school projects and you have your work." But for his Daddy, he wrote "play".
I felt very guilty that he thinks of me as "work" and his Daddy as "play". This made me wonder if any of you moms out there ever suffer from mommy guilt? And Dads... do you suffer from daddy guilt? It is a bit of a role reversal - at one time men, worked out of the house and weren't around much. And many dads I'm sure felt guilty. So moms and dads, do you feel guilty? If so, what are some of the things that make you feel guilty?