Fact is, we can't be fully at home and fully at work at the same time -- not if work is in a distant office tower and not even if work is in the next room. Work and life don't overlap so much as they collide or intersect, leaving us to sit in our ergonomically correct swivel chairs and pivot between the two. And each time we turn toward one, we are, in that moment, turning away from the other.
Lisa Belkin, New York Times
Belkin can often be found writing about the challenges of parenthood while juggling work. I found this one article to be a helpful metaphor when thinking about parenthood at home. In it, Belkin talks about working from home not really being the rosy solution it is usually imagined to be. Despite the proximity to one's children, one still has to set boundaries because of work. That's a tough one to manage, especially when your kids can see you physically present, but perhaps mentally absent while with them.
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