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Jeannie Ewing's avatar

Such wisdom here, Mansi. Our family isn't involved in a slew of extracurricular activities, either. Mostly it's because I spend a lot of time taking Sarah to appointments. Sometimes I feel left out in conversations about other kids who have soccer practice and piano lessons.

I'm pretty sure our kids know what we value, in terms of activity and rest. There's daily rest time around noon until about 2 on weekends, and everyone is required to slow down and do something quiet, like read or color or draw.

So, your post made me smile, in knowing that we're not alone here and there are other people trying to figure out how to exit the rat race, though it's countercultural. I'm glad we're in this together.

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Miha's avatar

Such a beautiful piece Mansi. I'm in awe to be discovering your publication at a time when I've intentionally stopped chasing the illusion of a "next goal". What if the purpose of it all has always been to do the things we love, surrounded by people we love?

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