I hope this doesn’t come off as arrogant, but a simple fact of my life is this: My family – as smart and capable as my husband and children are – would not function highly without me.
This isn’t to say that they haven’t done just fine when left on their own for several days while I’m on business trips – they have. But did everything get done as well as it would have with me around? No. Upon my return, there were piles of laundry to do, appointments were missed, my daughter’s hair was a mess, and they mostly ate takeout every day. They all were alive and healthy (obviously, the most important things), but it lets me know that I shouldn’t shortchange the important role I play in our home.
