By Cheryl Bac
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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons incl...
(More)About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons including Chicago and Boston. Exercise is an integral part of my life. I hope to one day go back to long distance running and tackle the New York City Marathon. Right now I run after my one year old son. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, we are rarely "at home." My mom also stayed at home with my brother and me. She warned me that, although rewarding, it can be isolating. So, with her help, I learned the importance of getting out into the community and meeting other mothers. On the rare occasion when I am at home and have a hand or two free, I squeeze in time to scrapbook. As a new mom, many challenges are thrown my way. I hope my opinions, triumphs, and struggles help experienced parents reminisce, new parents cope, and parents-to-be get an honest glimpse of what the first years of motherhood can entail.
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When our son started school virtually one of the biggest downsides for him was not having a traditional recess with his friends. His recess right now is only 20 minutes so it is easily filled up with us chatting about his morning and eating a quick snack. It is nice, but compared to his memories of recess at school with his friends, it is just not as fun.
I’m not an elementary school kid and his sisters are not his school friends. So instead of comparing this 20 minute break to a traditional “recess,“ we’ve started thinking about it simply as a transition from one part of the day to the next. Similar to when we would talk about his day while driving to or from school. It is a subtle change in our thinking, but it has made a big difference.
I am grateful for these 20 minutes every morning that we can hang out together. And getting rid of the “recess“ label has really helped us all enjoy this time so much more.
