I'm feeling a bit guilty tonight,

as I do most every night.

I'd just like to know, where is the line between being a good mom and just being human and needing time to myself?  I love my kids.  I love being with them, which is obvious, since we homeschool and are together all the time.  But at the same time, at the end of the day - I'm ready for some time to myself. 

I feel guilty when I put my children to bed because they each want to have some one-on-one time with mom.  I love going in and saying prayers with them and tucking each one into bed.  However, when I try to say "goodnight" and leave the room, it's usually met with pleads for me to stay and talk, snuggle, tell a story, sing a song, etc.  I know that they really want to have that time, but in my mind, I'm thinking about all the stuff I still need to do before bed, or that I just want to do before bed.

I try to give them lots of lovin' during the day, and one-on-one time as much as possible.  I guess it's just something about snuggling up in their beds for the night that makes them want their mama.  (Which is likely my fault, since I was the one that rocked them to sleep for the first several years of their lives.)

It's hard to know where to draw the line.

I guess I have to decide which is worse:

feeling guilty for cutting short the cuddle time so I can have some time to myself, or feeling guilty for not taking any time for myself?

Hopefully I'll find a happy medium sometime before they're grown and out of the house.