Because, unlike another sort of career, nobody hands you a little slip of paper that translates the dollars-and-cents value of motherhood.
you are soooooo right. I couldn't have thought it better myself. I honestly have come to realize that being a stay at home mom isn't for me. I LOVE my children, and I can rationalize it by saying that daycare is good for children and helps their social skills, which I do believe all of this, but the truth of the matter is I don't enjoy sitting home all day having no contact with the outside world. It sounds terribly selfish, but I'm not as patient as I want to be, I feel guilty about not playing with them every second of the day. I just feel like they could get more from a structured environment, and I am anything BUT structured. No matter how hard I try, and schedule only lasts a few days around here. I need to work. I find more value in myself getting out of the house. And I feel like if I'm happier in general, the kids will be too because quality time is imo a lot better than the quantity of time. I'm in no way saying moms, or you, should work, you should just do what makes you happy... because if you're happy, your children will be too.
you are soooooo right. I couldn't have thought it better myself. I honestly have come to realize that being a stay at home mom isn't for me. I LOVE my children, and I can rationalize it by saying that daycare is good for children and helps their social skills, which I do believe all of this, but the truth of the matter is I don't enjoy sitting home all day having no contact with the outside world. It sounds terribly selfish, but I'm not as patient as I want to be, I feel guilty about not playing with them every second of the day. I just feel like they could get more from a structured environment, and I am anything BUT structured. No matter how hard I try, and schedule only lasts a few days around here. I need to work. I find more value in myself getting out of the house. And I feel like if I'm happier in general, the kids will be too because quality time is imo a lot better than the quantity of time. I'm in no way saying moms, or you, should work, you should just do what makes you happy... because if you're happy, your children will be too.
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