Do you think you give 100% to both your job and your children? If so how? Would you be better at one without the other?
2006-11-29 14:53:20 · 7 answers · asked by blahblahblah 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
i did work full time after my daughter was born. when she was 7 mo. when she took her first step. my sister, who babysat for me at the time, called me and told me. I put in my 2 wks resognation right then and there. that was 8 years ago. i now have 2 girls. also i have a neighbor that babysits the 2 yo across the street, his mother works full time, has a nother due in Feb. and it doesnt faze her that her son calls the babysitter mommy. i would say that i wasnt giving my all so thats why i left and never returned.
2006-11-29 14:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by tsd574 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I give 100% to both job and kids. I think the boys are better off because I work, and not just financially, but because they have seen me finish my degree, and they understand the difference I make in this world. Plus, I'd go nuts if I had to stay home all the time, especially while they are at school. You can only clean the house so much. I'm lucky, I work nights, I get home to see the boys off to school, get up when they come home and am there for homework, sports and dinner. I only miss them going to bed (3 nights a week) they pretty much have that routine down without me. (I say good night before I leave).
I would NEVER be better off without my boys!
2006-11-29 15:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by 8p8a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I think it is still possible to give 100% to both job and children. One can be physically at home looking after the children and still not doing a great job. Just learn to make up for the lack of time in the weekdays by spending more quality time during the weekends. Not forgetting the weekday nights, one can try to read and pray with your children before bedtime. That will definitely help to create a strong bond.
2006-11-29 15:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by dolphin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough question. I love my job, but I love my kids more. I try to give 100% to both, but I know that it doesn't always happen. I'm lucky to work at a place where all of my coworkers put their families first. I'm never given a guilt trip if I need to come in late or leave work early for family.
My job is part of who I am. I think that I would prefer to work part time if I could so that I could spend more time with my kids. But if I quit to stay home full time, I'm not so sure that my kids would enjoy me so much. That is because what I do for a living is part of what makes me happy.
I don't think that being a devoted mother means that you spend 100% of your time and attention on your kids. I know lots of stay-at-home moms who are very involved in community activites. They share babysitting duties with other moms or put their kids in Mothers Day Out type programs to get errands done.
Whether you go to work or stay at home, I think that it is important for a mother to take some time for herself to develop interests outside of those directly related to her children.
2006-11-29 15:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm currently attending school full time while my hubby works full time and attends college full time. I don't think I'm giving 100% to both...I know I'm giving more to my daughter than to my school work or my other chores. And I accept that I won't graduate anywhere near a 4.0 like I planned...probably not even near a 3.0. The only thing I have to have is my family happy and that degree.
2006-11-29 15:03:41 · answer #5 · answered by evilangelfaery919 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am lucky in that I work nights. I spend all my childs waking moments with him, then I go to work at night. I have no try and nap with him because it's far too difficult sometimes without sleep. But I enjoy doing both. I find it a good balance in my life. Not too much time spent away from my little man.
I don't know if I'd want to just stay at home all the time. I love having another purpose in life, and right now we do need my income to live as freely as we do. I could stay home and we could just live..but we've grown accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle.
I'm not knocking anyone from staying home, if I won the lottery I'd be ecstatic to spend ALL my time with my family.
2006-11-29 14:58:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes if you have work and take care of kids if not you will be jumping from job to job or even lose your kids to the state
2006-11-29 14:59:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋