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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Oh, I'm sure you're right that some kids get it better than others. But I also think that some parents start working on that earlier than others, which could be part of it too.
I think you have to make the consequences something the child can understand at that age. Certainly they don't understand the dangers of a lot of things. For instance, they may not be able to understand that they could get hurt running into traffic, but they may be able to understand that if they don't hold mommy's hand when they cross the street, they'll have to ride in the stroller. Stuff like that.
Okay well you have way more patients then I do.
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Why can't you understand that giving up something that is valuable to her--spending time with her son during the time she would otherwise be at work--is a sacrifice to her? You're making this a lot more complicated than it is.
And if you want to rehash previous posts or argue about how you were misquoted or misinterpreted, you're going to have to do that with somebody else.
I love having two.
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