"The good-enough mother...starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs, and as time proceeds she adapts less and less completely, gradually, according to the infant's growing ability to deal with her failure" (Winnicott, 1953)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Maternal Happiness is...
-my boys laughing together
-GEH walking in the door at dinnertime
-getting the chance to miss my kids
-the sun coming out just when it looks like rain (and it's time for school pick-up)
-childhood excitement about pumpkin season
-glimpses of the brother bond
-hearing GEH's voice reading bedtime stories
-working enough hours to be sane
-greeting a happy child after a day at school
-a bag full of library books
-a trustworthy babysitter
-a trustworthy babysitter WHO DOES THE DISHES!
-children sleeping past 6am
-knowing that your children are thriving, even when you're apart
-getting the chance to contribute 2 great (feminist!) men to the world
:)
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