I admit that there are nights when fixing dinner and the daily mundane feels like a chore. Then, there are nights like these. This is my release and my down time. It is a chance to enjoy a glass of wine and relax. It is a chance to walk away from my career and do something that I enjoy. I had a conversation recently with a woman who told me that I need to stop “playing the traditional role.” That has led me to wonder, “What the hell is so wrong with playing the traditional role?” Just because I menu plan and grocery shop doesn’t mean that Andy doesn’t contribute. He and I are wired differently. He worries about a lot of things that I never even consider and I worry about a lot of things that he never considers. You know what I have realized now that I didn’t realize when I was 22? It is completely okay to worry about those things that people classify as “traditional.” There is nothing wrong with it. I am lucky because I can have the career and be a wife and mom just as easily. Do I feel stressed a lot? Yes. Do I feel overwhelmed a lot? Yes. Would that change because I have a career? No. Would that change because I have kids? No. Live life. Enjoy it. Hate it at times, but realize that “traditional” is in the eye of other people. Not you.
