Mommy philosophy: March 2008 Archives

I recently took a new job here in the newsroom, largely in an attempt to find a better work-life balance.

I'll be working slightly fewer hours, and I'll take home a whole lot less work every night. It's still a night job, though, so my chances of seeing my husband more often haven't suddenly improved.

Even with this change, though, I'm sure I'm still going to have that pervasive feeling of underachievement. You know what I mean: the feeling that, no matter how hard you try or how much you do, it's not enough for anybody.

I'm not sure why, but Sam can't hear me.

I mean, sure, sometimes she hears the words that come out of my mouth. But it's like there's a wall of Marshmallow Fluff somewhere behind her ears that just absorbs most of what I say. When a few words do get through, her brain seems to have a delayed reaction, possibly because it's trying to piece together seemingly random words.