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).
josee

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Well, I wouldn't necessarily do that the first time it happened, but if it was happening repeatedly, I think I would. Most people here seem to think that wrestling a child into a car seat is fine, and perhaps it is, but it's just not something I would do other than as an absolute last resort. I don't think it teaches the child anything other than the fact that mommy is stronger than she is.
I just read back through the thread, and in retrospect,I probably got a little carried away about saying I'd do this with a 2-yr-old. Jennie's comment about "beyond cruel" set me off, so I'm probably defending this more strongly that I should. I would do it with a 4-yr-old though. I wouldn't brag about it, but I wouldn't feel bad that the 4-yr-old knew that we had a fun time and got ice cream when the reason he didn't get to go was his own misbehavior. I can live with people thinking that's mean. My own mother thinks I'm mean for not taking dd1 her lunch the second time she forgot it at school this year (she gets one freebie), but I'll tell you, it sure worked. She never forgot her lunch again.
The point that
PumpkinAngel
No, not when you keep misquoting and mis-interpting my posts.
For what seems like the 10th time to you and why you don't believe me when I said it the first time is totally beyond me...but here we go again.....it's not about believing her (I do, as I have said, numerous times)
PumpkinAngel
I work part time now....30 hours a week.
PumpkinAngel
Very true.
PumpkinAngel
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