Are working moms stretched too thin?
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| Tue, 06-13-2006 - 2:45pm |
Do you think a mom who works full-time and has kids is stretched too thin?
I was working full-time up till November of 2005. Then I decided that it was all too much. I was exhausted and found that when I did get to spend time with my little guy (he is now 2 1/2) I was very impatient with him because I was soo tired. Also the stress of work often overflowed into my personal life (both with ds and dh).
Now that I have been home for over 6 months, I am finally starting to be more patient and am enjoying my son instead of rushing him along. If he want to take 20 minutes to get into the car - ok, no problem.
So - do you think that trying to juggle work, kids, marriage and all the stresses that come with those things is too much? (I did)
Maybe when my son is older - then I will go back to work and it might be easier because he will be more self-sufficient? Who knows? All I know is that for now, I am enjoying being a SAHM and am glad for the time I get to devote to my son and the lower stress levels (that I believe were very unhealthy for me).
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Jennie
It didn't happen weeks ago, and you don't rub it in their face.
I'm getting a little tired of being told how cruel I am for answering how I would respond to a hypothetical situation that never happened with my own children, so I'm done now.
I think that sort of "punishment" or consequence, I guess you would call it, is totally appropriate for a child of 5 or 6. It IS cruel to do to a 2 year old.
ETA: There's nothing wrong with the "you misbehave so you don't get to go next time".. it's the "make sure said 2yo hears what a great time you had without him/her" part that is the problem.
Edited 6/16/2006 5:18 pm ET by charlesmama1
And thank you for the welcome... It does seem like a busy place.
What a great way to come up with a user name. I suppose mine would be monkeypumpkinlove
Kathleen
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