Residency and family: How this resident finds balance

It was 5:30 a.m., and I was startled to feel the nudge of my husband’s hand on my arm while vaguely hearing the sound of my alarm going off in the background.  Although I was not prepared mentally to get up for another day, I quickly jumped out of bed so as not to allow the sound to wake my sleeping daughter in the next room. I cherished no actually, I needed the time I had to myself in the morning to not only prepare for the day for me but also for my daughter.  I had already set our clothes out the night before, so that was thankfully taken care of. Unfortunately, I dropped my daughter off at “school” so early that her teachers requested I give additional food prior to the normal provided breakfast. I had seen other parents drop off their children with a variety of morning meals and snacks, mostly processed or on-the-go options. I understood why they did it, but I wanted my daughter to have as much healthy food as possible. Every morning I cut up fresh fruit and tried to supplement with protein. I finished making our meals, got dressed, got my daughter ready and then headed to the daycare. I was in the middle of placing all of her food on her plate when I heard another mom comment on how good the meal looked. That day it was a hardboiled egg, fresh strawberries and a homemade biscuit with a honey stick as a special treat. (I’d made the biscuits the night before.)  I was feeling really good about myself until she asked me what I did.  I told her I was a doctor. S...
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