I agree, once again. Tom, I have no predicament! I love my job, it's a great job. I love my kids. They definitely come first, but in what sense? I didn't stay married to their dad. I'm happier now than really almost ever before. I've certainly made decisions based on writing: look at me. And I think the kids like having a mother who does stuff & knows people.
You're right about some things, but of course people's circumstances are so different. And temperaments. I write on buses, in bed, with my kids in the room, in cafes. Whatever. If someone is finding excuses not to write then they don't really want to.
Of course, lately, I spend more time on here than writing poetry, and that may be a problem! It's too easy. However, that's a different thing. I have friends who have given all their time over "to write" who then find they can't - and the expectation is such a weight, all day, every day, what are you supposed to do? At least any little thing I do I feel like, Phew! I did that, then!
Oh, waffle waffle. I'm off to bed.
KEB
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