"Me Time"

[jen2651]

PP who said you felt like a failure- I sure hope you can find some peace, we all do the best we can at the time.

That was me! I just wanted to point out that not all people taking their 'me' time are using it for selfish reasons. I certainly wasn't at the spa. More often, elbows deep in a toilet that desperately needed to be scrubbed. And thank you, I am at peace. I just wasn't able to 'do it all' with a 60 hour work week, hour commute, and extra kids on the weekend who we had all waited all week to see. Sorry, laundry can wait. And wait it did. Until I needed undies! Then my time was up!

[Mom_of_two]

Jen- that's good. Balance is what I strive for. I am a very involved, loving, mommy and my family comes first (and I did stop my out of the home career so I could be home with my girls)- that does not mean, though, that I don't take time for myself, or NEED time for myself. A martyr does not equal a good mommy- the person who sacrifices the most of her time does not win the 'best mommy' contest. Lol. I don't think the intent of pp's was to imply that, but it is important to remember that even though we are mommies, we are people, too. A woman leaving her child at a good daycare for a few hours so she can rest or get stuff done is a far cry from abuse or the bad parent of the year award, imo. And they are all generalizations, so who knows the real story- without that I find it impossible to 'judge.'
I do enjoy hearing everyone else's opinions, even if different from mine.