Why it’s written this way
Going back after parental leave brings a particular mix of feelings: relief, guilt, rustiness and a heart that is partly somewhere else. The loop starts by allowing all of it at once, because a line that says you feel only excited would ring false.
The next notes settle the biggest worry first (your child is cared for), then rebuild your confidence at work with things that are true: your skills are still there, leave taught you real things, and catching up takes a few weeks for everyone.
Guilt gets its own note because it tends to arrive uninvited, often mid-meeting. The loop doesn’t argue with it; it adds another truth beside it. The note about boundaries is practical, since the first weeks often decide how your new days will run. It ends with your child waiting at home and your attention on work for now, two parts of one life that can both go well.