How I Finally Said Goodbye to Mother’s Guilt

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I gave up my gym membership years ago, said goodbye to my spin class, and exchanged both for more time with my kids. I saved money on the monthly fees and then spent that twenty dollars on more food stretching our food budget a little further during my weekly trips to Trader Joe’s. I pushed meetups with my friends to once a month and less often if they didn’t have children of their own. Life changed when I…