This always happens to me lately I have had to learn to let go of my children I know i'm crazy but it's hard. In the last 2.5 years i have become a full time student and also a full time working mother in the past few months. I was lucky in the past that i was a full time mother and stay at home mom and when i went back to work i had to learn to let go. As much as they wanted me home we all had to learn that this was not always possible and that we all had to get use to mommy going to work and school. I think I had the hardest time learning to adapt to not being around the children all day. This was something the children also had to get use to i attached a comic that I believe at one time or another all us parents have had to deal with at one time or another and we all have to provide support and love them as well as building a home for them and they just do not understand all they know is they want their mommy or daddy. How do you guys feel about children and your working or going to school full time? How is it that you can work and go to school and meet all their needs at one time?
As i said i loved being at home all day everyday. However I needed to get out of the house to be able to better help them and myself to live a better life. When they say that sometimes you just have to let go. Well then when is the right time to do so?
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I can really empathize with you. I'm not sure how old your kids are now, but I too, had been a stay-at-home mom until my kids were in middle school and high school. You're right, I think the adjustment was harder on me then it was on them. It's really tough, especially on a woman, to try "to do it all", but in a sense, if you incorporate and involve the children in more of the household duties and chores, it benefits them in the long run. They will learn about responsibilites and develop a sense of independence, plus, it lightens the load for you!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're a very hard working woman and a great mom! Hang in there!
I feel your pain. I worked part-time while my kids were in grade school to keep my sanity and be around other adults and was fortunate enough to be able to have the best of both worlds until I had some life changes. I went back to school full-time and worked full time while I worked on getting my LPN certificate and I look back on that and wonder how I did it. I was so busy I guess I just put my emotions aside and did what I had to do, survival mode is what I call it. There will come a day when you can sit back and say "Wow, look what I did!"
ReplyDeleteI think kids remember the good times more than the bad so whenever you get a chance to just take a few minutes and do something really goofy to make them laugh or bake their favorite cookies or whatever it is that brings you together. A lot of times it's just the little things that are the most cherished. Best wishes to you.
Although, i dont have children, i give every mother out there props. From what i hear, and have seen, being a mother is one of the hardest jobs there is. And to be working and going to school on top of having kids?! I honestly couldnt imagine. You ladies are amazing. It would be very tough adjusting from being a stay at home mom, to working and/or going to school. It may seem like its the worst thing leaving your kids, but like you said you are doing it to benefit your kids. it may be hard now, but it will make things alot easier later. good luck!
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