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23 Jan 05:55am

Filed under: Kids, Parenting, School Holidays, Society

I’m sitting here at 9:50pm, the last of our three kids has finally gone to sleep and for the first time all day the house seems less chaotic. I have a glass of wine, some music playing softly in the background and I start to relax in this chair.

Are we there yet? What about now?

At last I’m feeling like myself again. It’s short lived, suddenly a thought pops into my mind, a question that I’ve been avoiding for days now. I push it to one side but I just can’t seem to shake it so I say it aloud. ‘How much longer before school holidays are over?’ I sigh exhaustively.

Am I the only parent out there who is thinking this? I feel terrible, I’m guilt ridden. God knows that true quality time with your kids these days is getting harder and harder to find. We’re working longer hours, doing more interstate business trips and our mobile phones are practically attached to our ears.

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david says:

06:04pm | 23/01/13

‘At last i am feeling like myself again.’ It’s sad that you don’t feel like yourself when you are with your kids. Perhaps it may be that children clamour for us because they can see that the real ‘us’ isn’t actually present. The real ‘us’ has been replaced by what… Read more »
St. Michael says:

05:26pm | 23/01/13

It’s called the ACTU, acotrel. Biggest bunch of whiny, entitled infants I’ve yet come across. Read more »

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