A poem full of Kindy drop-off induced feelings paired with my weekly roundup of gratitude, memories, inspiration, learnings, hobbies and struggles - all tied together in a little bow.
Ooof this kindy drop off poem had me in my feelings. I was taken right back. It feels ALL sorts of wrong. I do hope you (and he), are in a better space this week.
I remember going through all of those emotions dropping my son off at JK for the first time, and even months later after he spent a week at home sick. Just brutal.
I really love the thought of a craft day with my girls, however is it terrible to say that I hate that I'm always the one stuck arranging and following up with everyone?
Oh goodness, I remember those school drop offs… so hard! My children never wanted me to leave them anywhere. I remember other children loved being left at IKEA in those balls, but mine? Mamaaaaa! So I never did. They’ve grown up fine! I enjoyed your post very much 🤗
Living authentically is part of my plan to manage mental illness and part of that is to be the writer I imagined I would be as a child. Yet substack is taking a toll on me because of no engagement no matter what I do. I want to quit due to thinking I cannot continue down this road and sink lower into depression. I’m not sure what to do next.
It's part of my plan too. My best advice is to focus on the creative process and not the end result. Being fixated on the amount of subscribers and comments etc makes us focus on external validation when we need to learn that our own enjoyment and validation of the process should be enough. Hope that helps!
Ooof this kindy drop off poem had me in my feelings. I was taken right back. It feels ALL sorts of wrong. I do hope you (and he), are in a better space this week.
I remember going through all of those emotions dropping my son off at JK for the first time, and even months later after he spent a week at home sick. Just brutal.
I really love the thought of a craft day with my girls, however is it terrible to say that I hate that I'm always the one stuck arranging and following up with everyone?
Thank you for including me dear Tania, what a generous gift! I loved the poem an Koala Day sounds fun 😍
Oh goodness, I remember those school drop offs… so hard! My children never wanted me to leave them anywhere. I remember other children loved being left at IKEA in those balls, but mine? Mamaaaaa! So I never did. They’ve grown up fine! I enjoyed your post very much 🤗
Thanks for your lovely comment Francesca.
Wow I'm honoured to be mentioned! I can't wait to check everyone out now!!
You absolutely deserve to be mentioned and enjoy checking out the others ❤️
Wonderful to be mentioned my dear and my heart goes out to you on those school drop offs. 🥹💔🙏
Thanks David 😊
Craft day looked fun and beautiful!
It really was! It's always such a fun yet tranquil vibe.
What I treat this is to read!! And I’m absolutely humbled to be mentioned alongside such beautiful writers 🤍
You're welcome and thank you for dropping in to read my post 😊
Living authentically is part of my plan to manage mental illness and part of that is to be the writer I imagined I would be as a child. Yet substack is taking a toll on me because of no engagement no matter what I do. I want to quit due to thinking I cannot continue down this road and sink lower into depression. I’m not sure what to do next.
It's part of my plan too. My best advice is to focus on the creative process and not the end result. Being fixated on the amount of subscribers and comments etc makes us focus on external validation when we need to learn that our own enjoyment and validation of the process should be enough. Hope that helps!
Anything helps. Thanks I appreciate it. I do try to do that, but the crickets are overwhelming.