You want to give 110% to your career, you want to give 110% to your kid.
110% + 110% = 220%.
But you are one person, 100%.
It’s a flawed equation.
I’m not saying it’s not doable. Of course it is. But when it starts to get frustrating, remember it’s not you—it’s the situation. Don’t personalize the feelings of inadequacy, not enoughness, and/or failure.
Parenthood+Career is a Flawed Equation, Unlike the One Above
Author of Pandemic Poetry, She Pooped, I'm Pooped!: Motherhood Year One, First Comes Self-Love, Then Comes Marriage, and The Roadmap Ends Here: Entering Adulthood. This blog is dedicated to helping you cultivate happiness and attain inner peace.
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