“So long as we insist upon defining our identities only in terms of our work, so long as we try to blind ourselves to the needs of our children and harden our hearts against them, we will continue to feel torn, dissatisfied, and exhausted…. The guilt we feel for neglecting our children is a byproduct of our love for them. It keeps us from straying too far from them, for too long. Their cry should be more compelling than the call from the office.” NeedsFeelsShouldTryingHeartChildrenLongTermCryIdentityOfficeOur ChildrenBlindGuiltNeglectCompellingExhaustedTornOur LoveDefiningDissatisfied Book:What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman Source: What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes the Modern Woman
