When my kids were little, I knew so many parents who used babysitters or went away for a few nights without their kids. I understood — many parents have to work and need time away from their kids for their own well-being. But that just never was me.
In my kids’ first few years of life, I never hired a babysitter, and I never spent a night away from them. In fact, it wasn’t till my kids were in Kindergarten that they ever spent a night away from me.
At the time, I definitely judged myself for these choices, simply because I didn’t know many other families like mine. I thought maybe I was being too overbearing or clingy, or that I was messing my…
