A parent realized they were mentally at work while with their kids and vice versa. The fix: separate the two completely, give each your full attention. Alone time matters too, for you and for your family.
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And that really destroyed a lot of— first of all, I wasn't present with my kids because I was so busy worrying about work. I wasn't present at work because I was so worried about the kids. The biggest lesson I took was be present. And when I was with my kids, I was with my kids. And as much as you can, work doesn't exist, right? And vice versa. And I think that, you know, that lesson alone was huge for me as a parent to be able to go, ah. I need to take that time for me.
It is, it is. It's so big. And when I work with parents who do that consistently, it helps your relationship as well, because you can take your time for yourself. And then, you know, you can take time together, but that doing it for yourself alone sometimes is very important. And there are times there are people who I know who feel like they don't remember the last time they were alone, or they did.