Let’s normalize adult time outs. Normalize letting our kids be antisocial when they don’t feel like “performing” for their parents. This is who I was channeling. Everyone needs a break - hearing or deaf/hard of hearing! It was NOISY at this restaurant / happy hour. I’d had a long day, I almost didn’t go because my tank was nearing empty. That’s definitely a choice I wouldn’t have made myself wrong for. But I wanted to try some new food and see some faces that I hadn’t in a while. My husband met us and I immediately went to the car for a 5 minute quiet meditation. He could tell I needed it and said “Bye! 🤟🏽” That freshened me up for a while and then about an hour later I took another break by checking out, doodling on some of the kids activities and it felt GOOD. If you need a sign that it’s okay to take a time out wherever you are - this is it 🤟🏽✨ VD: Michelle, wearing a denim jacket in a restaurant head down doodling on a rainbow scratch pad not paying attention to any of th...