No More Superwoman
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap into Your Inner Strength
By Diane Stark

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.
~Lily Tomlin

“Mommy, I’m hungry,” my five-year-old son, Nathan, whined from the back seat. My other kids seconded his complaint. I’d just picked them up from school, and now we were headed to the hospital to see my father-in-law, Larry. The week before he’d suffered yet another stroke and had ended up in the intensive-care unit, where children were not allowed to visit. That morning, they’d moved him into a regular room. I thought my kids would be excited to finally see their grandpa, but they were all in sour moods.

I sighed, trying to shake off the feeling of being overwhelmed that had become a constant in my life. “I know you’re hungry, guys. We’ll get something in the cafeteria at the hospital.” (Keep reading)