Hurried mom syndrome

Breaking my habit of hurry

I can’t stand hearing myself say these three words to my kids:

“Are you done?”

It happens every morning, when I’m rushing my daughters through breakfast, brushing teeth, shoes on, and out the door.

I tell myself I have to hurry - that I hate being late, that it's disrespectful to keep people waiting. But my older daughter's preschool has a generous hour-l…