Comments on: I am a working mother.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:35:20 +0000

I am a stay at home mom and agree that either way you slice it (at home or at work), moms have long days. I actually find that women are not very judgemental about whether you go back or stay at home and are actually very supportive of my choice and others. Maybe I just have great friends and family. But I digress…..As I read your post about collapsing in bed at the end of the day and checking our email/facebook/etc., I realized how nice it is that we can do this from our bed with our smartphones. Imagine having to sit upright at your computer and do it – I’d be too tired!

By: shesaidhesaid

shesaidhesaid — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:45:31 +0000

great post! I am not a mom myself, but I enjoyed reading what you had to say and your opinions, thoughts and funny moments.

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By: Yandie, Goddess of Pickles.

Yandie, Goddess of Pickles. — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:10:37 +0000

I'm still waiting for that whole 'cleans up after themselves' thing to kick in. Just kidding, my girls are getting much better, but still require a lot of haranguing to put their stuff back where it goes. Much easier now that more stuff actually has a place to go.

The downside of them doing stuff for themselves is having to make sure they have actually done them. Otherwise you get "Did you make your lunch?" "Yup" Later: "I'm So Hungry! I didn't have any lunch!" It's hard not to fall into the its-easier-just-to-do-it-myself trap because then they just never learn.

I think in reference to the silly 'mommy wars' employed mom might be more accurate, because every decent mom is a "working" mom. If you're not working, you're probably doing it wrong. (Or you're doing it very, very right.)