Even family.
But that doesn’t work. Not really.
In our case, something good actually came out of it. Lila started showing appreciation more openly. Lucas stepped in more at home.
And I learned something too. Not to keep things inside for too long.
I still babysit Oliver. I still do all the same things. But now it feels lighter. There’s no awkwardness, no unspoken tension.
What started as a small note ended up changing a lot.
Now, when we spend time together, nobody is counting anything. No lists, no numbers.
Just time together.
And honestly, that’s all it ever should have been.
