I have educator's guilt. Instead of dutifully going over my daughter's writing assignment, I am going to bake cookies. My excuse? A kids' club requested some. Neither my children or I participate in the club, but since I have a hard time saying no, I said yes.
To soothe my guilt, I shall call cookie baking by another name. It will be a joint effort between myself and my daughters. I'll call it teamwork, kitchen math, life skills, or practical generosity. This is only a temporary fix, of course. What I really need to do is practice the skill of saying 'no'.
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