Survived the first day back at work. My energy level was at least 10 times greater than the fifth graders in my class. Easy to tell they’d been staying up late and sleeping in, as I have been as well. It took a lot of energy to keep them going!
Thought for the day:
It’s time to scrap the notion that mothers are always kind, understanding, patient, and wise. Persistence and grit should be given their due weight as maternal virtues. (From a great little book, Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer and Other Lessons from the Real Real World)
I’ve found that persistence has been one of my greatest attributes. In the face of the worst maternal crises, persistence has gotten me through. Not always as gracefully as I would hope, but through nonetheless. One of my greatest gifts of 2005: no maternal crises.