Choices

I just finished reading the book I just don't know how she does it. The lead character has the struggles of wanting to be a mom and having to keep working. I identify with her so very much. Her daughter Emily reminds me so much of my Ellie Bean, it's a bit crazy. She's smart, and sensitive and in love with princesses and particularly Sleeping Beauty (which is the name Ellie has picked out of her baby sister she will likely never get). When the lead character gets her happy ending - that is, she quit work to stay home with her 6 year old daughter and 1 year old son - I burst into tears. This is my dream. And, for not thinking I can make this happen, I am sorry to my kids forever. I love you Max and Ellie, and I hope that the choices (are they really choices, becuase it feels like a trap) being made turn out to be the right ones for you.