If you’re a parent with ADHD, it’s easy — maybe even automatic — to put yourself last. I’m not always flush with well-focused energy. Sometimes I think I owe it all to my family. Because I’m always behind on something, I never feel like I’ve earned time for myself. The problem is, time for ourselves […]
Tag: Gina Pera
“When…” “If only…” & our quest for Somewhere Else
“I feel like you’re always waiting for something,” a high school boyfriend once told me, “and then you can be happy. But when that thing comes, you’re not happy, you’re just waiting for something else.” Knowing me, I probably tried to argue with him. I eventually forgot his comment, only to have it brought to the […]
Link roundup: distracted moms, allergies, messes, and spontaneity
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