Sometimes, we all just need a break. Some moms hide in the bathroom; others take an extra 20 minutes in a parking lot somewhere. But Lauren Davidson has a trick that sounds pretty appealing: "Lately, when I need a break, I've been going to a bar, ordering a fancy cocktail and eating a snack in peace. I'll admit: It feels wrong. Moms shouldn't go out drinking. On a school night. Alone. But I don't feel there's anything wrong with what I'm doing, on principle." Allow her to explain!
"This weekend my kid wasn't herself — she was quiet, extra irritated with everyone, and didn't have her usual weekend zest," writes Diana Park. But you know what she didn't do? "I didn't try to cheer her up. I didn't run off a list of all the things she should be thankful for. I didn't tell her to do this or that in order to make herself feel better. And I didn't tell her she'd feel better tomorrow or soon or next week." And her reasoning makes a lot of sense — read it and see if you agree.
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