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I would probably be in a "ha ha house" because my biological clock was ticking so loudly!!
Seriously, though, if I wasn't a mother right now, I would be working as a technical writer (the person who writes user's manuals, like how to program your VCR). I had a hard time figuring out "what I want to be when I grow up," and I sort of fell into this career. I earned two "awards of excellence" during my first year as a writer and then one "award of merit" during my second year. We got "the call" after I had been working as a writer about 2-1/2 years.
Since I had always planned to be a stay-at-home mom, I assumed that walking away would be easy. It wasn't. I had a real knack for technical writing, and I absolutely LOVED doing it. And, because there are so many poorly written manuals out there (we've all tried to use them!!), I got lots of appreciation from coworkers, my manager, and customers. I heard at least once a week about how much they valued me, what a great job I was doing, etc. Then, I quit to stay home, and all feedback was "Waaa!!" and "Why isn't dinner ready yet??" AARRGGHH!!
It has now been two years, and I have adjusted to my life as a mother. I am where I want to be, but there is a part of me that misses all of the appreciation I used to get at work. But, the job will be there later, and my son will only be little once. So, I am where I am supposed to be.
- Faith
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