tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774167168904973839.post8514707717843201842..comments2024-03-27T19:11:46.223-07:00Comments on Paper Wings: So What Am I Doing?Tracy Crosbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07074112230995966375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774167168904973839.post-12980196762639234212008-03-28T20:37:00.000-07:002008-03-28T20:37:00.000-07:00Ah, girl...I luv ya. I appreciate you putting int...Ah, girl...I luv ya. I appreciate you putting into words the things I think almost daily. I have no answers...just a career that bounces in and out.<BR/><BR/>I have been both-at home and at work. Julie's right: part time is often perfect. It is just not often permanent. My 1/2 year job just jumped to full time. <BR/><BR/>I love being at home, until I hate it. I can actually feel myself becoming more boring and outdated after a year or so at home. On the other hand, I know my children so much better. I think I just have more energy TO know them...it is not just about the time. <BR/><BR/>I think if you are doing a job you love, and that loves you, you are okay. And, in my case as well as yours, working is just the only way to go. I spent a lot of time obsessing over what could be cut ($) in order to keep me home permanently. I finally accepted that the things that can be cut are also the things that often make our lives so enjoyable. Expensive cofee, just for fun...breakfasts out...too many expensive afterschool activities...vacations where you eat at the good places. <BR/><BR/>You'll have to remind me of this when I am whining about getting up so early and missing my kids so much...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774167168904973839.post-41239087861219228192008-03-21T12:23:00.000-07:002008-03-21T12:23:00.000-07:00When my kids were little, I wanted to stay home so...When my kids were little, I wanted to stay home so badly. However, by the end of summers, I would begin to feel like I was losing part of myself. I pretended like I was a stay-at-home mom during those months.....back when we actually had a summer. Actually, I think a part-time career would have been ideal. Enough time spent out of the house and contribute to the world, but not so much that I would feel depleted of energy and too exhausted to be the mother I wanted to be. <BR/><BR/>I think that there have actually been studies to confirm that children raised by working mothers actually turn out to be more well-adjusted. I believe it sets a good example for children to see their mothers working and contributing to the greater causes of life.<BR/><BR/> You are a wonderful mother who gives her son a time, love, support, and devotion. Your teaching is not that bad either;-) You are on the right track, just try to work on that "relaxing" thing.<BR/><BR/>Love ya,<BR/>JulieJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909312796703664149noreply@blogger.com