I feel guilty. Yet I feel right. How does one reconcile that?
I feel guilty because out of about 50 rough drafts turned in by my students today, I have reviewed and made suggestions on five. If we don't have the corrected drafts for class tomorrow, I will have to change my lesson plans at the last minute. I put in five paid hours a day at work. Grading all the papers would have taken me another two or three hours, ballpark.
I feel right because my family is my MOST. IMPORTANT. JOB. When I leave the school, I need to turn off "school me" and turn on "mommy me." Other than an evening email check in case of urgent questions about homework, I try to leave work behind me when I come home.
But still, the guilt. The feeling that tomorrow will be utterly overwhelming because I left something undone today.
Lord, Please help me to make peace with my humanity and my imperfection, with myself. Please help me to adjust and cope.
