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Working moms and SAHM - which one are you?
I am a fulltime working mom to my two children. My daughter is 19 months, and my son is seven. I have been working since my son was 3 months old & my daughter was 5 months old. (taking into consideration maternity/fmla leave).
I always thought I wanted to be a SAHM. But to tell you the truth, I am not cut out for that. lol. I give you SAHM's a lot of credit. It is HARD work being home. In fact, I personally think it's harder being at home, than working.
Fortunately, I have worked for companies where the culture was very family friendly. I have been able to take time off when my kids were sick, or for doctor's appt's, etc. If it had not been the case, I would have a huge ulcer by now. lol. It is great to have your company that supports working moms.
So tell me moms, what is a typical day for you? For me, I wake up at 7am. My husband & I are a tag team. He makes their lunches, gets their bags ready, takes the dogs out etc. I get my kids dressed. I make sure they are clean, have brushed their teeth, have eaten breakfast, etc.
Then by 8am, we are all out the door. At 5pm, I pick the kids up. They are both starving and cranky at this time. So it's a lovely drive home. But fortunately we are less than 10 minutes from their camp/school.
Then it's the mad rush of making them dinner, getting their bath's going, playtime, cuddle time etc. By now it's 9pm. They finally go to sleep. I collapse on my bed and fall asleep by 10pm.
Then before I know it, the alarm goes off at 7am...It's time for another day! How about you?
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