We don’t parent in a vacuum. We carry our own childhoods into our parenting. Sometimes we overcompensate. Sometimes we repeat. But we don’t

Guidance can be helpful. It can offer you a new lens. But it’s not gospel. It’s not law. Advice—whether it comes from a credentialed expert

And then I have to catch myself and remember: this time of material nothingness IS something.

So, maybe it’s time to redefine what me time looks like. Maybe it’s not an indulgence but a necessity. Maybe it’s not something I “should”