At this point I feel like we have to nudge ourselves and each other out of the house after every winter when we’re holed up hiding away from the covid surge. It feels hard and then looking back, it was necessary and worth it every time (in the same way your framing changed when coming back home). It definitely leads to some dynamic changes in our family and while I might be the one that needs the nudge, it’s scary and I’m still working on my boundaries and balance. So yeah, I struggle with the questions you’ve posed as well.
At this point I feel like we have to nudge ourselves and each other out of the house after every winter when we’re holed up hiding away from the covid surge. It feels hard and then looking back, it was necessary and worth it every time (in the same way your framing changed when coming back home). It definitely leads to some dynamic changes in our family and while I might be the one that needs the nudge, it’s scary and I’m still working on my boundaries and balance. So yeah, I struggle with the questions you’ve posed as well.