My entire adult life has been devoted to motherhood. I have always been employed. However, when I worked outside the home versus running my daycare, the costs were high. The time with my children, paying for convenience foods, cleaning services, and family relationships. It used to drive me insane when everyone assumed that my parents watched my children for free when the reality was I was paying a great deal more than the average. When I had my second family, I swore I would never put my kids in daycare or afterschool programs. Working from home is not because I need to work. I work for my self-worth and to provide extras.
At the school get-together, one of the moms said I don't want to be that person, I think I know you. She did from Walmart from working at Walmart. We were discussing the costs of being a stay-at-home mom or working in a workplace. We used to chat about the meals I was making as I put things on the counter, I hadn't recognized her because she had gained a lot of weight. She is in the process of a gastric bypass. She is trying to be a stay-at-home and is looking for support on how to do it. We sat for an hour discussing it.
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