tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post7475645134536934758..comments2023-10-15T09:50:34.893-06:00Comments on Footprints in the Butter: The "Me-Time Myth" MythDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-46101389806795711812010-09-14T20:52:42.128-06:002010-09-14T20:52:42.128-06:00Great post! I love your total honesty. Not many pe...Great post! I love your total honesty. Not many people can admit to being touched too much. My oldest dd is that way too. Her kids understand this, which is awesome.<br /><br />Never feel guilty about your own needs. Remember, feelings are neither right nor wrong, they just are. And if you feel you need alone time to recharge, then by all means, don't let anyone, not one person, let you feel guilty for that. <br /><br />God's BlessingsVickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808437059057372095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-76201295319280605662010-09-14T04:54:11.195-06:002010-09-14T04:54:11.195-06:00I totally agree! We are with our kids all of the t...I totally agree! We are with our kids all of the time. God wants to give us rest. I mean, if we don't then we know what comes next...burnout, frustration, etc. Great post Debra! Thanks for participating in Blog Cruise, and I did find your link on the form, lol.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927604807073799683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-39308542445773982932010-09-13T17:13:38.252-06:002010-09-13T17:13:38.252-06:00I love how you use the word recharge. That's ...I love how you use the word recharge. That's the concept I was dancing around with my blog post. I restrained from reading your post until after I had written mine and I think we're on the same wave-length. Getting re-charged is *necessary* for some of us so that we can be the mommy we are called to be. I am a better mommy when I get some "me time". Great post!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10647426494359111497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-19179822716774392552010-09-13T16:51:40.025-06:002010-09-13T16:51:40.025-06:00Debra ~ I like to say all things in moderation. W...Debra ~ I like to say all things in moderation. When you have littles (like the one I have now), you get little time as they just need you more. But, once they are older they can be a bit more independent from you. If I had NO time without a child clinging onto me, I'd go a bit crazy. (Gee, wasn't that the month of April when I also got almost no sleep??) But, I also remember that God entrusted me with four precious souls that need me. Sometimes that means I have to set other things aside or be content with short bursts of alone time. Eventually, they'll need less of my time and I'll have more for myself.<br /><br />Hope that rambling makes some sense...Laura O in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553515030417720783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-82826057789932900052010-09-13T13:24:36.831-06:002010-09-13T13:24:36.831-06:00Thank you Debra. I read your thoughts this morning...Thank you Debra. I read your thoughts this morning, and it encouraged me as I start another homeschool week. I too have heard people talking about how the need for "me time" is a self-centered myth. I beg to differ, and I'm going to enjoy our quiet rest time a bit more this afternoon by not feeling guilty about the hour I take for myself in the afternoons.Cristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032299329910192166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-16311843562695527902010-09-13T11:39:30.760-06:002010-09-13T11:39:30.760-06:00I haven't written mine yet. And I normally do...I haven't written mine yet. And I normally don't read others before I write mine but I needed a five minute Facebook break and it was just there and I just read it. Bad me. 'Cause what I say here may be repeated there. Oh well.<br /><br />I think how much Me Time we need has a lot to do with if we are introverts or extroverts. One of my best friends is an extrovert. She gets recharged by being with people. She enjoys her adult time as much as any other but she'd prefer it be with other adults and she doesn't need as much Me time as say...ME! I'm an introvert. I do not get recharged with other people, I get drained. I need a little alone time to "power up" and then I am a much better mom, wife, friend, etc. I used to feel guilty about it too but no more!Lori Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516038083101521220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-417086468017536762010-09-13T10:24:46.726-06:002010-09-13T10:24:46.726-06:00Blogger is being a problem today. I WILL get this...Blogger is being a problem today. I WILL get this to post. I will, I will...<br /><br />Heather -- I figured when I posted this that I was going to be totally at odds with some other posts. Haven't read yours yet (I will!) but I expect we aren't completely opposite.<br /><br />Deb -- have fun at knit-night! I wrote something far more eloquent the first time I responded... I know that someday I am going to miss all the little people hugs. I can already see that. But I plan to also remember how over-touched I can get, and that too much of even a great thing is just that: too much.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-7349173293194561652010-09-13T09:47:19.470-06:002010-09-13T09:47:19.470-06:00You are so right-on here, Debra.
I have to have ...You are so right-on here, Debra. <br /><br />I have to have time away too, even if it's just a couple of hours. I feel the exact same way about being "over-touched." I usually think moms who insist they don't require ANY time away are lying - either to me or themselves.<br /><br />Good grief, as I was typing this, I said to my kids, "quit yanking on me!" twice. And I realized I CANNOT wait for knit-night this week!<br /><br />No guilt coming from here!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766716788178729762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-73228854968289391932010-09-13T09:39:34.248-06:002010-09-13T09:39:34.248-06:00Oh, no Debra! I actuallY wrote my post about the m...Oh, no Debra! I actuallY wrote my post about the me time myth!!! But, I did not do that to make anyone feel guilty, but rather to show that as the kids get older, you DO get more space-somewhere along the line it just happened. I cannot even pinpoint when... I just woke up one day and someone brought me coffee...and everyone was too busy for me. Yes I almost went into shock:)) so, please know I pray for all you guys with younger ones. And needing space is different from being disinterested...or too busy for your family. Someday I'll have to visit u in co when we go to see our in laws. No kids!!Heatherhttp://faithfamilyandfun.comnoreply@blogger.com