However, for all full-time working mothers like me, busy juggling between work and family (and ourselves!), and alternating between feelings of guilt and frustration, exhilaration and fulfillment, read this article below (you can click on it to enlarge the image).
You might feel better after reading this, although I do have some reservations over the findings in the article (how can one hour be enough!?). However, I believe there are respective strengths and weaknesses in staying home and working full-time. We all have our own very valid reasons for the choices we make, and whatever they are, so long as we ensure maximum quality time is spent with our family, life would be picture-perfect :)
My mum found this article, cut it out and passed it to me to read. As a stay-home mother, she is always encouraging me to be an independent working woman, with my own financial resources and juggling family and work life. In fact, she commented recently that I seem to spend much more time with my kids than her with us, as she used to be so busy with housework and caring for other kids as a nanny at home. And I am thankful to her for all the help in looking after the Bees while I am at work, of course :) Otherwise, it is not possible to work without reliant help.
But for the next 2 weeks, I can't wait to be drenched with the Bees (and Hubby!) 24/7! Woohoo!
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing! It does make me feel better to know that my gals are growing well as long as I spend quality time with them.
zoe
Zoe: Are you a working mum too? I guess the main challenge for working mums like me is to juggle our time between work and the kids, and also leaving time for ourselves!
Yes I am a working mom with 2 very young gals age 3 and 1. I feel that I don't have enough time for my 2 gals and practically no time for myself. Sometimes I wish them grow up fast but on a hindsight I may regret it!
zoe
that 1 hour is mentioned by a male PD...
average Joan: Haha, yes, what an insightful observation!
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