I hear that in France there are plans to ban the reception or sending of emails after 6 pm for some professions/businesses. At this moment in time I do not know if this has been made official or not. At any rate it got me thinking how nice it would be to ban some things in the evening. Just imagine switching off to your kids as soon as the magic hour arrived? "You're late for supper, it's after 6 pm, get your own meal" instead of "OK I'll whip you up something" when your twelve-year-old arrives in the kitchen an hour late and with no other excuse than he/she "didn't realize the time". And what about that friend who always telephones for a chat just as you are settling down to watch your favourite soap - sometimes the only soap you keep up with? A quick look at your watch and you can refuse.
It's not going to happen is it? We - women that is - have never really learned to say "no" when asked for help. That's nice actually. It means we are not selfish or cold-hearted, we are warm, loving, helpful people - most of the time anyway. So maybe we do need a rule which tells us when to start thinking of ourselves. That doesn't mean we don't care, it just means that our kids, our family need to be aware that we require that all important "me time" once in a while. Dream on everyone.
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