A helpful awareness about parenting would be to understand what parenting is not.

Do you find yourself often times trying to orchestrate your life around all the daily comings and goings of having children? My guess is you do – if you have children that’s what happens. However, do you also find yourself feeling frustrated or even possibly resentful because so much of their lives “conflict” with so much of your life. Parenting is not convenient, it will be helpful if you accept that as soon as possible.