Feeling Guilty

I know any parent who reads this post can certainly relate to what I am about to write.
Avery and I attend swim lessons every Tuesday at noon. It's important for Avery to get in a good nap before his lesson or else he is quite cranky, and I feel bad making him stay in the pool while he is crying and screaming.
Normally we go grocery shopping Tuesday morning as it ensures that Avery falls asleep (he can't resist napping in the stroller!). However, this week, I just couldn't bare struggling once again through the flurries to travel to the No Frills, especially when there wasn't anything that we desperately needed.
Because we stayed in, Avery ended up taking his nap a little later than normal. He fell asleep around 9:30am. Not a big deal, or so I thought. My baby, who normally naps half an hour to an hour max, slept until 11:30am! TWO HOURS!



With our swimming lessons beginning in a half hour far from where we live, it just wasn't possible for me to feed him, get us ready, ride (at least) 20 minutes on the subway and make it to the JCC before the lesson was over.
If I know logically that it wouldn't have been possible, why I am left feeling so guilty for missing a class? Should I have woken up my sleeping child, which would have left Avery cranky, most likely resulting in an unpleasant swim lesson? Of course not. Is it the fact that I feel I am wasting money by not attending each class I paid for? Not especially.
I can't really explain it. But, becoming a parent of a small child, you quickly learn that time sensitive commitments often get broken. This is definitely hard to get used to, especially because I am someone who prides herself on being on time.

Regardless, Avery and I made the most of our *extra* time playing inside, and as you can see from the picture, Avery had fun surfing the web!