I’m the scheduler-in-chief of our family?except for vacations
Photo: Louise Gleeson
Raising four kids has taught my husband and I to stick to what we?re good at. He?s better at managing playgrounds and bike rides; I?m better at getting the kids to dance class and piano practice on time. I cook meals during the week and he takes over on the weekend.
And when it comes to organizing our family?s schedule, there?s only one person who?s allowed to be in charge: me. Everyone else is forbidden from taking a pen anywhere near the wall-mounted calendar. My husband once accidentally deleted an event from our synced iCalendar and I got very testy. When our family gets through a particularly hectic weekend?with everyone showing up in the right place, with the right equipment on hand?I feel a satisfying smugness. (And I feel awful when something gets missed.) Making sure our family?s schedule runs smoothly has become my job. When I read an article about the phenomenon of moms as the ?designated worrier? in each family (we?re the ones to make sure the kids have clothes that fit and show up for class trips), I could totally relate. No matter how much my husband does to help and how equitably we try to split our parenting duties, I still feel like I need to control our family?s every move. I?m not saying moms are the ones doing everything, but we are often the ones making sure everything gets done. Just keeping so many details and reminders in your head at once?especially with four kids?can be exhausting.
The big exception is our annual family vacati...
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