Emily Calandrelli Instagram – How do you ~have it all~?
My book comes out today and I want to take this chance to show appreciation for my husband, without whom I wouldn’t have been able to leave for the 7-city book tour of my dreams.
If you want a career and a family, the most important life decision you’ll make will be the partner you choose.
Find someone who values being a good parent and a good partner JUST as much as they value being good at their job.
Find someone who wants to be at the doctor’s appointments, who cares about the schools, who talks to their teachers, who wants to do the snuggles and the reading and the bottle feeding.
Who works hard to get good at the swaddling, the diaper changing, the hair braiding.
Who engages in conversation about mental and emotional workload of caretaking and housework and redistributes responsibilities as necessary.
Because they WANT to be good at this. They value THIS work.
And then when you find that – you’ll be able to briefly leave your babies to live out your dreams.
You’ll miss them terribly, but you won’t feel anxious about anything. They’ll be happy, healthy and well-cared for. They’ll get vegetables, baths, and teeth brushing. They’ll play and learn and be safe.
When you find the love of your life, you’ll create your own little family fairytale, just like in the storybooks.
And if that love is also a great partner – then you’ll ALSO be able to create another fairytale of your own making. One where you get to be ambitious and bold. Where you get to continue to learn and grow and experience all this world has to offer.
We get to have both of those things. I choose both, because I chose well. ❤️ | Posted on 05/Mar/2024 22:28:01