Does it make me a bad parent to say that I like my kids more when I have them one on one rather than both at the same time? I feel guilty feeling about them in that way, but one on one is always so much more relaxed. I’ve noticed that my children act like microphones producing feedback. When one of them is agitated or upset, the other one picks up that energy and amplifies it. Then the first one picks up that energy and starts amplifying that, ad infinitum. Of course this works irregardless of what type of energy it is, happy, sad or angry. My kids crack me up and I have a blast with them, but I sometimes feel like time spent one on one is more productive, like that time is worth more. I try to spend one on one time with both of them equally (if I spend too much time with one over the other then I feel guilty because I’m neglecting the other one). I feel guilty about a lot of things.
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Wait until they get older and make you feel guilty on purpose. The good thing is, by then you’ve developed a thicker skin and can shake the guilt off a little easier. A little.
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