This question goes on and on in my mind. I'm weighing things right now. I want to work because I want to help my husband. I don't want to work because I don't want to leave the kids with other people. Now, we found someone we can rely on and she really takes care of my son (I'm the one taking care of our youngest). But still, I said to myself that I can have a part time job. The job where I can leave lil Ailie to my Schatzie. And I'm breastfeeding exclusively. I'm still practicing on how to pump, store and reheat milk.
So my fellow mother bloggers... help me in making up my mind. Will I work or not?
Sunday, May 18, 2008
To work or not to work...
Posted by angelaze at 9:05 PM
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Hi AA! You can work at home naman eh. You have a culinary background, right? Why not bake some goodies and sell them online(thru multiply)? Atleast sa bahay ka lang, you'll still breastfeed your little one and look after your eldest. Hands on pa din. I myself is a work at home mom. I still breastfeed my twins. I enjoy being with them and I can't leave them alone with their yayas,mahirap na.
Give it a thought. Take care!=D
Hi Aa! Thanks for visiting my blog :)
I have the same dilemma before after I gave birth 5 yrs ago. But I'm pretty sure you already know who my choice was ;)
A part time job as of now is the way to go since you're breastfeeding Ailie. Che-che is right. It's still best of course if you're there to look after your kids. I'm also a work-at-home Mom, and I know the positive effect it brings to the kid's development if the Mom is always there. Iba parin tlga and TLC ng Mommy :)
It's a case to case basic though. I mean, if you don't need to work naman that badly, a part time job will do. you'll be able to help J in your own small way & get to spend a lot of time with your angels too! (that one is priceless :) )
Best of luck! Regards to your family :)
My mom gave up her medical practice so she can personally raise us up instead. I think we all turned up well, so I won't knock "stay-at-home" moms. =) Still, it wasn't an easy journey for her. There were times when she would question--years later, especially when we were all teenagers--whether she made the right decision to give up medicine and its related perks (financial independence, continuous learning, etc.). I think it is only now that my mom has finally been able to convince herself that she made the right decision.
In any case, choosing to work or not to work won't be easy. (Iniisip ko pa lang pag may sakit ang Kuya mo and I HAVE to go to work for important meetings, susko! Nasa office ako pero ang utak ko nasa bahay....=() It's the struggle of working moms and working wives. =(
I won't tell you outright what to do, but I will give you a set of guide questions to help you think things through.
Imagining all the expenses that go into school, educational plans, pedias and home amortizations, can you afford all of it with just Jerry working? If not, then I think the answer is quite clear--no matter how heart-wrenching it might be. Both you and Jerry have to sit down and plot out how much you really need to make in order to do all these, and since he's already earning, you would have to then figure out what you can do to help fill the gap.
Your friend makes a good suggestion. Maybe you can work at home while earning, but for you to have a successful home-based food business, you would need to generate ACTIVE exposure. Christmas is coming up and there will be a million and one bazaars that you can join. Maybe you can start perfecting your recipes as early as now. Or maybe you can rent a space in one of those weekend markets. =)
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