I related to this post so much. I’ve been thrilled with the free lunches (and breakfasts), so grateful for thing off my plate. But every so often I wonder, is this too easy? 😆 side note: we have that same little blue Bruin ball I spied in one pic 😉 . Are you a UCLA alum as well?! 💙💛
Hahah-yes! When I send him off with his super light backpack, I’m still like, we must be forgetting something? It is really nice. And Go Bruins! Yes! I graduated in 2007! David and I actually got married in Dickson Plaza-we’re kind of crazy about UCLA. What year did you graduate? Small world!
Fay, you are not "accepting help". You are helping Diego to grow up. As you have said he likes school lunches (and probably other things as well) and he needs to start having his own opinions - he's not a baby anymore. (You have Leonel for that).
Fay! It’s been a very long time but I’m so happy you shared this link. So beautifully written. I’m currently breastfeeding my first child and struggling to keep up now that I’m back to work. I have enormous guilt about giving him even a little formula even though it lifts a tremendous burden. No one could understand why I felt so guilty and even I struggled to articulate it well. I think you did a wonderful job here describing these challenging thoughts.
Hi Dana! Congratulations on your baby!! It’s great to hear from you ❤️ Oh man-the transition back to work while breastfeeding is BRUTAL. I really struggled with it with Diego. Sending a lot of encouragement. And-I totally don’t want to go on and on (but I could...☺️) I’m an BIG fan of formula. My second child, Leonel, was exclusively formula fed and it made a huge difference for all of us. It’s all so tough and personal-but if you need any encouragement that doing whatever you need to do to get through each day is the best for everyone-sending it your way ❤️
Oh Fay, I loved this. Carson, my 2nd grader, is completely obsessed with the school lunch. I had a lot of these same feelings, initially, but I'm now at the point where I'm grateful for one less thing to think about 🤪 Loved your reflections here, esp the parts about "exclusively" offering the care. I'm going to be thinking about that for a while.
Thank you, Ashlee! It’s so wild how our kids can love something and we’re still like, am I doing the right thing?!?! Oof! Thanks so much for taking the time to read ❤️❤️
I related to this post so much. I’ve been thrilled with the free lunches (and breakfasts), so grateful for thing off my plate. But every so often I wonder, is this too easy? 😆 side note: we have that same little blue Bruin ball I spied in one pic 😉 . Are you a UCLA alum as well?! 💙💛
Hahah-yes! When I send him off with his super light backpack, I’m still like, we must be forgetting something? It is really nice. And Go Bruins! Yes! I graduated in 2007! David and I actually got married in Dickson Plaza-we’re kind of crazy about UCLA. What year did you graduate? Small world!
Ah, amazing!! I graduated in ‘09! And my hubs is David, too, haha
Fay, you are not "accepting help". You are helping Diego to grow up. As you have said he likes school lunches (and probably other things as well) and he needs to start having his own opinions - he's not a baby anymore. (You have Leonel for that).
Thank you for reading, Joanie! Yes, Diego definitely has opinions 🤣 It’s been fun discovering it all as he keeps growing ❤️
Fay! It’s been a very long time but I’m so happy you shared this link. So beautifully written. I’m currently breastfeeding my first child and struggling to keep up now that I’m back to work. I have enormous guilt about giving him even a little formula even though it lifts a tremendous burden. No one could understand why I felt so guilty and even I struggled to articulate it well. I think you did a wonderful job here describing these challenging thoughts.
Hi Dana! Congratulations on your baby!! It’s great to hear from you ❤️ Oh man-the transition back to work while breastfeeding is BRUTAL. I really struggled with it with Diego. Sending a lot of encouragement. And-I totally don’t want to go on and on (but I could...☺️) I’m an BIG fan of formula. My second child, Leonel, was exclusively formula fed and it made a huge difference for all of us. It’s all so tough and personal-but if you need any encouragement that doing whatever you need to do to get through each day is the best for everyone-sending it your way ❤️
Just love this Fay and I’m with you on all the feels! Also let’s talk about the day the world came to town!! That book has continued to stay with me.
Yes! I loved the book. Now I really want to see Come From Away!
Oh Fay, I loved this. Carson, my 2nd grader, is completely obsessed with the school lunch. I had a lot of these same feelings, initially, but I'm now at the point where I'm grateful for one less thing to think about 🤪 Loved your reflections here, esp the parts about "exclusively" offering the care. I'm going to be thinking about that for a while.
Thank you, Ashlee! It’s so wild how our kids can love something and we’re still like, am I doing the right thing?!?! Oof! Thanks so much for taking the time to read ❤️❤️