Anne Morriss

They did not value complicated meals.

Like, more chicken nuggets, please.

They...

did want us to be present when we were home.

Like, when we were with them, they wanted us to be 100% present.

They didn't want us to be checking email in the bathroom.

Again, hypothetical.

Hypothetical.

And the trade-offs, when we put it on a map, we call these attribute maps, we put it on a map, and

One thing that really jumped out at us is if we took back time from some of these activities, from like meal prep, like obviously we're still putting nutritional meals on the table, but we're maybe spending less time on the New York Times recipe list.

Repetition, it's fine.

It was fine for this age.

If we were taking time like that, we could spend time finishing our work at the office and not bring it home.

And so when we were home, be totally present.

And listen, these schools are run by volunteers, but often that volunteer burden is not equitably distributed.

And I made the wrong choice for our family by really leaning into that part of my obligation.

And it came at the expense, because it was one of a list of 20 other things I was doing, of being really present and connected to our kids when we were home.

And the irony is you were doing it for our kids.

Oh, no, that was a story in my head for sure.

Yeah.