I thought the internet made parenting easier. It also made me less present.
I thought I was balancing work and parenting well.My adult children helped me see how often I was mentally elsewhere.I regret the everyday moments I lost to my phone more than my career.My son was 11 when he volunteered to be the boy soloist at the school Christmas concert. He stood up there looking like a young Aled Jones, and he was magnificent.The school hall was packed.
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I thought I was balancing work and parenting well.My adult children helped me see how often I was mentally elsewhere.I regret the everyday moments I lost to my phone more than my career.My son was 11 when he volunteered to be the boy soloist at the school Christmas concert. He stood up there looking like a young Aled Jones, and he was magnificent.The school hall was packed. Other parents leaned forward in their plastic chairs. So smart in his pressed uniform and surprisingly melodic.
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- I thought I was balancing work and parenting well.My adult children helped me see how often I was mentally elsewhere.I regret the everyday moments I lost to my phone more than my career.My son was 11 when he volunteered to be the boy soloist at the school Christmas concert. He stood up there looking like a young Aled Jones, and he was magnificent.The school hall was packed.
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I thought the internet made parenting easier. It also made me less present.
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