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I'm Angry About ADHD's Impact on My Family & That's Okay for Now

6/20/11 8:03am by themidlifesabbatical
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ADHD

No one seems to admit it, but here I am. I'm angry that two out of three people in my family have ADHD. I'm not one of them. I'm still adjusting to the 5-month-old diagnosis of both my husband and daughter, and I know I'll get over this hump. I'm hating it right now. I'm angry. Annoyed. Didn't expect to be so thrown by it.  Read more >

Having my own "play" time and not living through my child

6/12/11 8:01pm by themidlifesabbatical
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So I started playing tennis again. And as I played, I couldn’t believe how much it meant to me. Because I was truly having unadulterated fun: a feeling I think I tend to deprive myself of. Oh, and my nine-year-old daughter felt relieved. Here’s the story. After occasionally playing for the past 25 years and previously playing for my high school team, I finally decided to get back in the game. I signed up for a weekly doubles clinic, and you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face the whole time I played...which must have been super annoying to the other players for an hour and a half.  Read more >

Am I a better mom now?

5/8/11 6:18pm by themidlifesabbatical
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Am I a better parent by not working right now? I say "right now" because I quit my job a little over a month ago to take a midlife sabbatical. Now, I seem to have more energy to focus on parenting than when I was working. I'm not saying it's helicopter mom time; quite the opposite. I'm just more relaxed. I find myself with more energy to discipline my daughter, which has been my major parenting shortfall. My 9-year old daughter's not an easy daughter to raise (not that any child is); importantly, I'm not an easygoing, mothering-comes-easy to me type mom.  Read more >

I HATE THAT LIFE’S NOT FAIR, and what I’m going to do about it.

5/6/11 7:25pm by themidlifesabbatical
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I don’t handle not getting my way too well. I know I’m supposed to be an adult about it. Plus I’m a parent, and I need to set an example for my child. But when I don’t get my way, I suffer from simmering anger, I give the cold shoulder or I hand out heaps of condescension to whoever I’m mad at.  I sometimes boil over with frustration.  Why? “IT’S NOT FAIR” says my childish reaction, repeating itself over and over in my head like a broken record. I admit it. I still HATE life isn’t fair.  Read more >

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themidlifesabbatical
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April 2011
About Me: 
When I became a mom I continued working since I liked it and we needed the money. Now, at age 45, after 24 years of working, after 9+ years of parenting, I recently quit my job to take a year off. I need to recharge my batteries, rediscover more joy in my life, and find a new job/career for the future. I'm calling it my midlife sabbatical. I welcome comments and advice!

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