In desperation we came up with a brilliant idea: Volunteering.
Three months would be doable.
My boss would surely be amenable to a short sabbatical (having suggested it himself at the height of my burn-out last year), and the husband should also be able to manage that.
We could enroll the kids in a school, I could teach English, the husband could rest.
There are always people who need help.
Hopefully somewhere exotic and far removed from our stressed lives, like Peru.
Hopefully somewhere exotic and far removed from our stressed lives, like Peru.
My mother gave a lady a ride to the hospital in Port Elizabeth this past week.
Her husband had sexually abused their 2 year old, who was in hospital because of it.
She had holes in her clothes, her shoes practically useless, trying to get enough money together so she could move out of the house she shares with the abusive husband-father.
She cried when my mother gave her some money.
Life is pretty damn tough for many people.
We ought to be kinder.
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Call me the devil's advocate.. but why not both rest or both work?
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Mmmm. We did thin about that, but someone has to look after the boys (assuming they won't be attending school in that period), plus I can teach English anywhere in the world, which opens more doors for work for me. But the idea of us doing sweet-blue-all nothing sounds fantastic... Thanks Roos, always new insights! Love from the Sunny South! xxx
DeleteThat's what sabbaticals can be about as well, right :-)
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