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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"So I don't agree with you that a 2-yr-old isn't capable of understanding that her actions have consequences."
Do you think it depends on the 2 year-old? Or, do you think all 2 year olds are capable of understanding that his/her actions have consequences?
I think you are both right - depends on the action/consequence and depends on the 2 year old.
That's great and I am really starting to understand your point of view.
PumpkinAngel
I like it.
PumpkinAngel
Understood.
The reason I asked is because I have 2 friends (playdate moms) that have kids the same age as my son. And when they were all 2 (now are 2.5 years old) - I could see a big difference between how they all understood action/consequence. My son is really good with that, and was from an early age. But my friends son is taking longer with understanding action/consequence...he still tries to run out into traffic. My friend finds it so frustrating and asks me what I did for my son to be so understanding of consequences....and I don't really know what I did! maybe its different personalities (the kids, the moms - not sure)???
You really don't think that some 2 year olds understand action/consequence earlier then others? I know my son understood at an early age, but I have friends whose kids just don't seem to "get it".
Do you thinks its because of that particular 2 year old? Or the way they are being brought up? Or something else?
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