It's interesting to see yourself through someone else's eyes.
Jane has said that I do too much for my family - too much housework, cooking, looking after them etc and that I need to rest. I just laughed - resting and motherhood don't go together.
Jane and Cameron put a question into the question box that we open at family meetings suggesting that we needed to brainstorm things for me to do while they clean so that I'm not hovering and helping. They make me sit down while they cook. They don't let me wash their dishes or their clothes. When we made these guidelines I really didn't expect that they'd happen. Oh ye of little faith....
This royal treatment has had absolutely zero visible impact on my family. I, however, am spending alot less time in the kitchen. At this rate I'll have to start up a hobby! What can a mother of 3 do between 5 and 6 on a weeknight when for 18 years she's been supervising homework and having little hands trying to "help" while cooking tea?
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