Working mom guilt. We all feel it ... some days more than others. Many working moms I know miss "me" time. (What's that, anyway?) In my "before I had children" life, I would actually sit down on my couch and do nothing FOR FIVE WHOLE MINUTES! My biggest problem back then was deciding whether to get up and take a nap in my bed or to lie down and take a nap on the couch. Either way, I knew I was going to get a nap.
For working moms today, there are so many responsibilities, duties to juggle and deadlines to meet. It's easy to get caught up in the craziness of life to sometimes forget to count your blessings. You're too busy trying to keep all of your plates spinning in the air.
That's why staying motivated is so important - as is simplifying and adding balance to your life. But consider this next time you are whisked away on a business trip during the week of your son's piano recital or a project deadline causes your children to go to bed without your kiss and bedtime story:
You're teaching your children valuable lessons through your work.
You're giving them life lessons on self-reliance, independence and working for the things you enjoy in your life and around your house. Why feel guilty about that? You're teaching them about …
positive work ethics
commitment
responsibility
accountability
If you’re like me and have a stay-at-home husband minding the fort while you’re at work, then you can be confident knowing that your children are with Dad during the day. (For more about being a working mom in a stay-at-home dad (SAHD) family, check out my Web site at ParenTeam.com).
Need more reassurance? Try this every day when you get home from work: Make the reunion with your children a special time. Spend a few minutes together without thinking about the mail or the bills or what's for dinner or what you need to get done around the house by the next morning or the project deadline looming in the back of your head. Focus on THEM. Laugh with THEM. Enjoy THEM.
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