Comments on: I Don’t Want to NOT Be a Stay-at-home Mom http://thetexasmama.com/2008/07/16/i-dont-want-to-not-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/ the day to day life of a Texan mother and her daughter Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Connie @ The Chronicles http://thetexasmama.com/2008/07/16/i-dont-want-to-not-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-705 Connie @ The Chronicles Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:37:53 +0000 http://lilbooger.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-705 It recently came to my attention that hubby thinks I need to return to work when the kids begin kindergarten. I informed him that my job as Stay-At-Home Mom will not conclude until the children leave home for college. I put my foot down. In the meantime, I may try to find some fabulous work from home endeavor. It recently came to my attention that hubby thinks I need to return to work when the kids begin kindergarten.

I informed him that my job as Stay-At-Home Mom will not conclude until the children leave home for college. I put my foot down.

In the meantime, I may try to find some fabulous work from home endeavor.

]]> By: a broad http://thetexasmama.com/2008/07/16/i-dont-want-to-not-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-704 a broad Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:27:51 +0000 http://lilbooger.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-704 I am South African. In SA I was self-employed and we had a daughter. When we moved to the UK a few years ago we had another little girl. I worked for myself on and off in the UK but was also looking after the baby, the older daughter and the house. Then we moved to the USA, I am not allowed to work here because of my visa restrictions. At first I was very unhappy, describing myself as a non-entity with no social security number and hence no choice as to whether I wanted to work or not. Now two years down the line, I think it was a Godsend. The choice was taken out of my hands and I was the happier because of it. My youngest starts school in August and I will still be a stay at home mom. I might not have children at home in the morning, but some one has to drive them to dancing and be there when they get ill... If you decide to go back to work, enjoy it and enjoy the time you have with the family. You do not have to feel guilty about either decision you make - if you get a job, you contribute financially but if you don't get an outside job, you contribute with your time and effort and presence. Do what feels right and know that you can ALWAYS change your mind! Good luck... I am South African. In SA I was self-employed and we had a daughter. When we moved to the UK a few years ago we had another little girl. I worked for myself on and off in the UK but was also looking after the baby, the older daughter and the house. Then we moved to the USA, I am not allowed to work here because of my visa restrictions. At first I was very unhappy, describing myself as a non-entity with no social security number and hence no choice as to whether I wanted to work or not. Now two years down the line, I think it was a Godsend. The choice was taken out of my hands and I was the happier because of it. My youngest starts school in August and I will still be a stay at home mom. I might not have children at home in the morning, but some one has to drive them to dancing and be there when they get ill…
If you decide to go back to work, enjoy it and enjoy the time you have with the family. You do not have to feel guilty about either decision you make - if you get a job, you contribute financially but if you don’t get an outside job, you contribute with your time and effort and presence. Do what feels right and know that you can ALWAYS change your mind! Good luck…

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