Happy Easter
Yesterday was a very busy day. We went to DC's aunts and there were a lot of people there. We had a huge Easter meal then headed to the park. We stayed at the park for 4 1/2 hour an by the time we got home Ally and I were exhausted. I had planned on meeting up with Josie but I fell asleep when I got home and ended up missing them. Hopefully we will get together next weekend. I don't know if the pregnancy is just catching up with me or if it is because my blood sugar is a little low but I have been really tired lately. I talked to Nicole Greening today and she is due in 2 weeks. The funny thing is that she has way more energy than I do. I don't remember being this tired with Ally and that was when I got up at 6 went to school till 3:30 worked from 4 to 12 did homework till 2 and repeated the next day. I actually did that until I was 8 months pregnant. It's funny I didn't just fall over. I always respected my mom for giving up the chance to have a career in order to be home with us but I didn't realize until Ally just how hard it truely is to be a stay-at-home mom. I just wish other people could see everything that it truely involves. People keep acting as if I do nothing because I don't have a steady job. I am doing what I feel is best for my family. I am not saying that everyone should or that it is better than being a working mother I just know that it is better for us and it is what I truely believe in and want for my family. I wish that I could get other people to respect that. I swear that the next time someone points out a job position that is opening or that we could afford more with another income I am seriously going to lose it. I work very hard to keep my family happy and taken care of and I am sick of people trying to make me feel worthless for not having a nine to five.
posted by Reese Family Values @ 8:25 PM
4 Comments:
I feel your pain.
Funny that about 25 years ago, women were pushed OUT of the work place because they were EXCPECTED to be a stay at home mom. but now, everyone expects both parents to work, and too many people think that its weird to be a stay at home mom. Who cares what anyone else thinks... Some moms decide to work and others decide to stay at home, I don't think either one is neccessarily better... (okay the stay at home one is prolly better, but I know that isn't a choice for many people because they can't afford to do that, but would prolly CHOOSE to if they could)
Well if you add up the cost of daycare which at a good deal is $154 per week, which equals about $4 an hour, and the cost of a maid which is about $6 an hour, and then take out taxes, and the cost of work clothes, and commuting, it is actually CHEAPER a lot of times to stay home unless you have a career or are lucky and have great family support, not to mention that it's great to spend that time with your baby. There is no amount of money in the world that makes up for that. I've been there and it sucks. There is no amount of defending yourself you can really do either for people that think you should just work full time. Cuz then they think you should also go to school full time and by the time you do all of that, they'll just complain you're not spending enough time with the baby and really the only thing that matters is what works for you and you know what you are doing and what a great job it is. I think a stay at home mom is a hell of a lot harder than sitting at a desk for 8 hours and then getting paid for it. Hold your head up high, cuz the people who really know how great of a person you are and what a huge amount of work you accomplish everyday are really the only people's opinions that even should be considered. And really if you did decide to go back to work whether it was for you, or whatever reason that is your decision and no one else's and I would seriously tell all those other people what they could do with these new job offers especially with you being pregnant.And I might mention that you are working! Your passion party career is no joke and quite the job in and of itself. Be proud of yourself cuz you have every reason to be.
And don't worry about not getting to visit with me much, I'll be home all this weekend again.
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