I’m pretty sure I won’t be if I were a full-time working mum. With a job that separates me from M for at least ten hours five days a week, I believe I’ll turn out to be a rather grouchy person.
Now that M is over 18 months (the minimum age to be accepted into childcare), more people are asking me if I intent to return to work, reminding me that my ‘employability’ will suffer the longer I stay at home.
Well, after being so involved in M’s life over the past two years, it would be really hard to leave her to someone else’s care. Also, I enjoy spending most of M’s waking hours with her and no amount of money or career advancement would have made me change my mind again. It is not a sacrifice (major misconception) but a privilege!
I often wonder what percentage of working mums out there are really happy. My heart goes out to those who would rather be home than be at work. As for those who have jobs they’re passionate about, I envy you gals.
And so nope, I won’t be returning to full-time work anytime soon (I hope)…
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