An endless balancing act
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Parenting">Parenting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="juggle">juggle</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="juggler">juggler</span> <span word="juggling">juggling</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="balls">balls</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> – <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Perfection">Perfection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parenting">parenting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="juggler">juggler</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="acrobatic">acrobatic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="mommy">mommy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daddy">daddy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> <span word="parenting">parenting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="midair">midair</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span> <span word="walker">walker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="pole">pole</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>. <span word="Lean">Lean</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>.</p>
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