– Dad, come on fast, we’ll be late for school! the little girl’s faint sound on the back seat is heard. And the lady will argue that I do not wake up early in the morning. What’s wrong with me?
The desperate figure of the man behind the wheel takes care of any justifications or explanations he might give to the girl or even the lady. He has nothing more to say. He wanted to give his family the comfort of a dwelling on the ground, a lawn, a barbecue, a terrace covered with ivy … That idyllic dream whose image is still seen by his wife through magazines, real estate agencies or movies.
“Her mother of ivy! I do not even have time to hang on. When? I work for up to five, but I run after my sons at four to take it from after school, until I get home doing four halves, back to work at that peak for half an hour and not, if I left hour in personal interest must stay up to six. Then, half an hour to the house, and seven to the ballet hour of the thirties … So? At eight o’clock – nine, who still has a state boss on the terrace, to grill and play with the dog on the lawn? ”
The state-of-home must not be a chore, nor a reason to be envious of colleagues who have an apartment in the city, close to service, and who come relaxed and smiling every morning having time for friendly coffee. This is because, before we acquire the “house of our dreams”, we become even less rational and we think realistically what we need: to bring children to kindergarten, school, circles and various activities, to get on time at work, to be close to a play park for the little ones, a supermarket and a market or public transportation.
Let’s be realistic with the time we still have after a busy day at work for mowing, raking, cleaning roses and other things around the house. Because yes, the house is all the time, much more than an apartment. As long as we take into account all these practical aspects of our everyday lives, and we get out of the pink sphere of emotions that make us pay late, we can certainly drink our coffee at work every morning and children not to receive repeated reprimands for the delay in school.