SAHM life

I haven't talked about it a whole lot but I wanted to share my thoughts on the SAHM vs. the working mom.

I remember one morning when I was teaching scrambling to get out of the door but kept running to the restroom needing to throw up from morning sickness….it was disgusting and awful.(TMI? sorry!) Later that morning I saw a post on Facebook from a SAHM saying something like "So glad it's Monday so we can finally relax!" I remember wanting to reach through my screen and punch that mom. As I was almost late to work, feeling like death, and knowing my meetings and craziness from parents and kids were about to come. I'm sure this mom didn't mean to offend anyone, however, it did make me think about how someone could write something like that knowing how awful Mondays are for most people. I made a vow to myself after seeing posts like this I would not be this way!

Now that I am a SAHM I feel like I am a lot more careful in the words I choose to say. I will never post my "hard day" because so many mom's out there would give anything to have a "hard day" at home with their babies. I know most people say being a SAHM is the hardest job in the world but I think that's kind of offensive to say. There's a lot of hard working moms out there who are balancing work, meetings, no sleep, stressful jobs, and losing time with their babies just to put dinner on the table.

I admire SAHM's and working mom's and think together we do our best to do what's right for our families. I think working moms need to know they are heroes in disguise and are truly amazing women to do all they do in a days time. SAHM's need to know that they are so amazing for putting their careers on hold to do what's best for their family. 

I have also realized that our family functions better when I am part-time. I loved having Mason meet buddies in daycare and still get to love on him the majority of the day. The funny thing is I've met mom's from all spectrums. One woman asked me how the heck I do it everyday at home without going crazy (She took a 3 week maternity leave and was SUPER ready to go back to work) and another mom who can't even imagine being part time away from her babies. I love how every family situation can be so different.

Cheers to a happy balance with you and your families! What are your thoughts on this topic? I'd love to hear!