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| Tue, 01-24-2012 - 10:35am |
I read the article this morning, and thought of this board, and others like it.
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/live-your-dream/article.aspx?cp-documentid=31958038
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I never said that you weren't a mom if you are not full time. :)
I have always found the term "full time Mom" to be insulting. I don't consider myself a "part time wife" because my husband and I don't spend every moment of every day together.
I work part time, about three and a half days a week. I do, on occassion, work from home. It is not a good fit for me. I am not nearly as efficient, it takes me AT LEAST twice as long to do anything, the kids are constantly interupting, and if they aren't, I am preoccupied with concern about what they are up to. ;) I always feel like I'm neglecting either the kids or work, when I'm paying attention to the other. As it is, I only wah as needed, such as having sick kids home from school.
I feel like part time the best of both worlds, But I certainly don't "have it all".
ack, you are right! I did not know I said that. Let me just say that I apologize for confusion. What I meant to say is not what that says. My prior post says it best, I hope, when I clarified.
Work status does not define if you are mom. I am a sahm who works at home full-time. I am still a sahm. I do all for my kids and for my job. (I do graphic design.) To me, that makes me the stay-at-home mom who happens to work full-time too. If I used childcare while I worked, then I am not a sahm, I would be working, not mothering. Neither makes me a better mother but you can definitely do work and be mom if you are their sole provider at that given moment.
Actually, you did.
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
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