I really want to get into sales, but I know this will require pretty extensive travelling. I am the mother to 2 small children and am not sure how I will handle being away from them when I have to travel to clients. How do other Moms handle balancing being a mom and their sales career?
2006-07-05 15:40:53 · 13 answers · asked by meg515 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
The only way to pull that off is to have their dad staying home and taking care of the kids.
It probably isn't worth it. Your kids will get more from your time than from the extra money you could earn.
2006-07-05 15:44:25 · answer #1 · answered by Automation Wizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother balanced home and business all through her life, but she was home every night. I learned to cook dinner, houseclean, and grow vegetables, from age 10 during WW2, and was proud of both of us. There was no child-minding etc then. As an only child (boy) I enjoyed my freedom coming home to an empty house, making my own sometimes dangerous adventures with friends, or simply enjoying solitude and my own interests. But the responsibilities took a lot of the carefreeness out of childhood, for good or ill. It may have made me too much a "loner", unable to ask for help or rely much on others. I think there could be more problems with siblings - and the "travel to clients" might be even harder for kids to handle than my own peculiar upbringing was for me. Much depends on the age and natures of the kids, and the availability of appropriate affectionate support and relationships, which could be critical - and possibly even help the kids widen their experience more than most. Maybe you could try it for a while and respond to the results? Or find a local sales job. Good luck
2006-07-05 16:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My job requires some travel, and I miss my 3 boys like crazy (15, 6, 3) I get super controlling when I have to be away, I have lots of family nearby who help out, but every one gets a highlighted agenda of who is doing what and when, highlighted with their particular responsibilities. My kids are great, always miss me when I'm gone, but don't appear to suffer. "Extensive" traveling means different things to people. If you have to be gone a couple of nights a week, that is easier to handle than a week at a time. You just have to determine the give and take of it, whatever you do, they have to be secure and well cared for!
2006-07-05 15:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by Robin R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't take a job that takes you away from them. When they're grown you can do and be anything under the sun. Right now you have been given the gift to be their mother. Yes, you can have the successful career and balance being a mom, etc. It will take extreme patience, focus, prayer, etc. But it can be done very well. Put thoses babies first. Always. They grow so fast and will be asking your advice on this type of topic one day. Think about what advice you'd give them.
2006-07-05 15:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by famous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your children grow up so fast do you want to miss out on most of it??...i am not trying to criticize you i just think you could have the best of both maybe by putting off the work thing until your kids are older and into their own thing then you wont be missing out on so much...time we have with our family only lasts so long you never know when you or they could pass on and wouldn't it just be nice to know that you were there for it all??...but that's just my opinion i am sure someone else can tell you it works out great for them..good luck in what ever you decide!!
2006-07-05 15:45:42 · answer #5 · answered by CRYSTAL S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a really good person, like a nanny, to help you with the kids, or a Mr. Mom type of husband.
2006-07-05 15:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by martin h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on you really.If you want to do this bad enough you will do fine. And remember it is for the kids in the long run. It will get hard but keep your chin up.
2006-07-05 15:45:33 · answer #7 · answered by beniboobear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So long as it's not real estate, I think it's possible. But that's just from the pov of a daughter.
2006-07-05 15:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by spazzyzombie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First try to sell your kids and see how that works. If it doesn't you can always try selling yourself. Lot's of women do it.
If just a sick joking bstrd. Sorry!
2006-07-05 15:43:41 · answer #9 · answered by burrgump 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your original question: no, it is probably not possible. Either be a good mother, or a good salesperson... you won't be both.
2006-07-05 15:43:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋