Work it Mommy!

Being a working Mommy has its pros and cons. The thing that I'm most lucky about though is that I get to choose. I know that many people may think it's craziness that I would still work (though not FT) even if we were well off financially. It's hard to explain but I want to try.

It's really a matter of what kind of person you are - what makes you feel productive, happy, satisfied? For me, I've always been the type that needs to be active. I need a challenge. A challenge for me is my job. I love what I do and I think I do it well. I look forward to the day that Adam can understand the good feeling I get from a job well done. I think that is one of the most important lessons I can pass down to him. Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

I am a mommy first and foremost and having a job does not change that. In fact, in my house I think it makes me a better mommy. I get to feel productive outside of my home. I get to well-round myself. If I can feel confident in who I am it will carry over to mommy time and make me a more confident, stronger mommy. If the added hours will I was to do something that would stress and/or depress me that will also carry over. It's a big picture thing, I think.

It's such a difficult topic to summarize in a few paragraphs. It's a shame that mothers are judged on this choice. No one ever questions a dad why they choose to support their family the way they do. No one ever asks a dad how he can choose to leave his children to go to work.

I know that I am the best mommy I can be because I do what is right for my family not what others think I should have done.