A parent's chaotic dinnertime turns magical with Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
A personal, heartfelt memoir piece about a parent finding a quiet, magical moment with their young children during a chaotic dinnertime, sparked by singing Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart." The article reflects on the stress and joy of parenting three kids under 5, and how a simple song created a shared family memory.
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Dinnertime is stressful when you've got three kids under 5: Some of them won't eat anything and the rest want to eat everything—and, regardless, will slide off the dining room bench every four seconds and doing a lap around the apartment.
Turn around…
After that extended exercise in cat-herding, we're ready to put them in their PJs and zone out while they watch a cartoon before bed.
From the article
My kids had just finished dinner, and I started singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Dinnertime is stressful when you've got three kids under 5: Some of them won't eat anything and the rest want to eat everything—and, regardless, will slide off the dinin
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