Surely many parents will identify with this situation: when their children go to school, to their grandparents' house or to some extracurricular class, they all comment on how pleasant it is to have you visiting or as a student. But when they get home, their behavior does not match those comments.
As parents, we try with all our might to be egalitarian with our children, provide them with the same attention and affection, which they need at all times and not show preferences for one or the other. But what happens when grandparents prove to have a favorite among their grandchildren?
A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend about self-care for mothers; that term that has become so fashionable in recent years and that perhaps that is why it has been distorted over time.
Going back to school is not the same for all children, as there are some who enjoy the moment and meet again with classmates and teachers, while for others they are complicated days that require time, understanding and support.
Having children (or not having them) is a decision that corresponds solely to the couple. However, it can happen that both family and friends insist on asking when they will have children, without stopping to think before speaking.
Year after year, with the return to school, parents consider who to turn to in order to reconcile work and childcare: nursery school, a caregiver at home or the support of grandparents.
After the birth of the first child, great changes take place in the couple's relationship. They go from being two to three, from being a couple to a family. Everything now revolves around the baby, routines change to meet their needs, roles change ... Both are released as parents and naturally this affects the relationship that is going through a transformation process.
Surely this summer you have missed those frequent message notices to comment on everything (everything: school and extracurricular) in the school WhatsApp group. Or maybe they have continued to sound? Has it happened like in the back to school ads, which appear every time before? Is the phone already ringing again with messages about the books, cases and miscellaneous material that children have to bring their first day of school? Perhaps the themes are more diverse?
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
