Parenting Lessons From This Is Us
12 Parenting Lessons I've Learned From This Is Us
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That Feeling That You've Lost Yourself
Parenting can be an all-consuming endeavor, and as years fly by, we realize that we've put aside our own needs and desires for the sake of our children's. When Rebecca left her band to take care of her intoxicated husband, it quickly devolved into a fight, with her telling him the gig had been "the first time in years that I had something for myself. I have no life. I have zero life. I am a housewife to three teenagers who don't need me anymore. I am a friggin' ghost." While we always want to put our kids first, parents should remember to take care of their own needs as well.
