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When work thoughts steal parenting moments

My daughter keeps asking me to read another story and I keep thinking about my emails and I can tell she knows I'm not really there.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're physically present but temporally absent, living in future obligations while missing the immediacy of connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chronos vs. Kairos — clock time vs. the right moment?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.