hmm, work - life balance or another kind?

work life balance. Daycare transition is rough on the entire family. Baby girl is up at night. Very grumpy. Cries at drop off & pick up

I feel like an awful mom.

I remember that awful feeling well, especially the drop off and pick up - you feel like you are abandoning them, then a bit of jealousy

when they don't seem to want to go

I completely feel like I'm abandoning her right now. It;s greatly affecting me - practically on the verge of tears all day.

I don't know what to say, it does get better...but maybe you can look at time shifting a couple of days a week to give you some more time

okay, I'm mean and I don't have kids so here I go....you are doing what is best for the family, which includes her, so these adjustments are

just a part of that transition. Feeling guilty is a short term way of giving yourself permission for your actions (normal response) and it

too will pass, however, if you bend to the changes that you have needed to make and understand the deeper and necessary reason for making

them, you will be stronger faster and be able to accept the changes. Your little girl will also sense those changes in you and will as

accepting. As long as you feel "wrong" about this, so will she. They are so intuitive and will reflect all of our emotional states.

that being said, hang in there cookie.

thanks melonheadknitwear