My mother-in-law watches the kids sometimes and she lets them stay up late and eat sugar and part of me is annoyed but part of me is jealous that she gets to be the fun one while I'm always the rule enforcer.
More people experience this than they realize.
The burden of daily responsibility creates resentment toward those who get to offer pure joy without consequence.
“Where Are You with Time and parenting — what it means to be there?”
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