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My husband has known me for eighteen years but he's never seen me so focused on my art as I am now. (I was very focused on art before I met him.) I tell him I'm making up for lost time.
My kids know that when they were younger I concentrated almost all my energy on them. Now they understand that painting is what Mom does. My youngest has realized that she can get some extra "mommy time" by helping me in the studio. (She's becoming a good little canvas-stretching helper and brush cleaner.)
Because I "ignore" them a lot more than I used to, we have regularly scheduled "family days" where we plan activites or outings so we can have quality time together. Otherwise it would be the same thing around my household as it is around yours: Dad's watching TV, the kids are playing with their friends and Mom's painting.
Maybe you could talk to your family in the same words you just used, so they know how important this is to you. And they'll get used it.
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