I would trade it all in
Since I’ve been back at my job, I’ve spoken about the difficult clients, the restructuring and even my having to do the job of two people (without an increase in pay). The truth is, I enjoy what I do. Of course there are the stressful moments that come with every job, but in general, I have a great time.
There is not one day where I’m not faced with a challenge that I have to overcome. I also love helping my team reach their potential and drive the results. The best part is when one of my associates tells me that I’ve made a difference in their lives, or that they succeeded because of my direction.
I love being given an aggressive target and the feeling of achieving it. I’m lucky enough to work with a boss who appreciates me and is always encouraging me. I also am extremely lucky to work with a team that although there are some tough moments, they respect me as their leader.
All that said, I feel lucky that my job drives me and challenges me. It’s exciting and motivating. It helps me become a better person every day. It made going back to work easier.
Yesterday morning as I dropped of the kids in daycare, Tyler was having a clingy moment. He is normally very happy to go to daycare and play with his friends but this morning, he didn’t want to let go of me. He hugged me tightly and did not let go. As I passed him off to the daycare instructor, he started to cry. It broke my heart to leave.
All I was thinking as I was walking to my car, was how those two minutes holding him before I left meant more to me than any success I could have at my career. Given the choice, I would trade it all in for the chance to be a Stay at Home Mom.
For now, I’ll settle for being the Best Mom to my two sons while I’m with them and even when I’m not.
I enjoyed reading this. I was a college student and a working mom with my son, who is now 20 and I have always been a stay at home mom with my daughter, so I can see this from both points of view. It sounds like your job is rewarding, staying at home is rewarding as well.
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I have envied you and the fact that you work and seem to enjoy your job for the most part. Sometimes I feel like I lost my identity in all my years of being at home and taking care of the family. Now with the illnesses I cannot work. I guess this is a case of the grass being greener. LOL
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You’re a great mom Maria! and I know how hard it is to work and at the same time be a mom.. I work from home and it’s still hard, I can only imagine working outside the home to be much harder!
At least you enjoy your job..
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If only us mothers could have it all!!!! I agree with Ane, that either way you are a great mom!
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I find the most frustrating thing about being a working mum is that horrible tearing feeling as I veer between the two things – when I’m at work, I miss my boys. When I’m with my boys, I miss my work. And I’m a work at home mum, so there’s never really a moment in which to fully separate the two things into clear space. You love your work, you love your kids, and you’re doing the best you can. What more can you do?
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