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[quote=Anonymous]OP- ignore the previous posters.  I think you sound stressed and right now your stress is misplaced.  It seems like you are mad at your job and your mom’s illness is just one more thing for you to have to deal with.  Then, on top of all that, you want to be a great mom and suffer “mom guilt” for not doing what you thing you should be doing (from our sexist society).  Be your own friend right now.  You are doing your best.  The best thing you could have done was choose a partner capable (and willing) to pick up some slack, so there’s that.  That said- since your husband is balancing it - and if the kids seem happy and well adjusted - trust that he’s handling it well.  It’s when the kids seem overly tired or cranky or complain that the pace for them needs to stop.  If everyone is happy (except you) then ask yourself why.  It seems like the answer is obvious to me.  You want to do well at your job, but your heart is actually with your family.  You are probably from GenX (like me) and were told that you can have it all and do it well.  That’s a lie!  You have to prioritize and something has got to give (at least a little).  Life is a balancing act and it seems like you’ve “balanced” too much work at the expense of family time, and maybe even exercise or “me time”, which everyone needs to be healthy.

Ignore the haters here.[/quote]

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