I'm full-on in the portal (peri-menopause, feeling guilty about my lack of job ambition, solo caring for challenging little kid, hormonal tween, and aging parents) and one thing I'm trying to learn is to accept that I'm going to disappoint someone - but that someone DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ME. Sometimes I can do something I know will disappo…
I'm full-on in the portal (peri-menopause, feeling guilty about my lack of job ambition, solo caring for challenging little kid, hormonal tween, and aging parents) and one thing I'm trying to learn is to accept that I'm going to disappoint someone - but that someone DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ME. Sometimes I can do something I know will disappoint someone else, even someone I am responsible for taking care of, but be the right thing for me, and that is okay.
I'm full-on in the portal (peri-menopause, feeling guilty about my lack of job ambition, solo caring for challenging little kid, hormonal tween, and aging parents) and one thing I'm trying to learn is to accept that I'm going to disappoint someone - but that someone DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ME. Sometimes I can do something I know will disappoint someone else, even someone I am responsible for taking care of, but be the right thing for me, and that is okay.
If you're not disappointing at least one person per day are you even a mom?
To paraphrase you -- disappointing one person a day is my comfort zone!