is it possible to give a 100% to motherhood as a career?
By zer0charly
@zer0charly (5614)
Philippines
May 7, 2007 8:25pm CST
we can call our mothers superhero..why?because aside on being a mother,whose taking good care of her family,moms now a days are also a career woman..like my mother.she is a mother and at the same time she also working..but sometimes,because of her work,she almost forgot her responsibility to us.after her work,she got home very tired and because of that,she even cant talk to us,or she doesnt even cook for us..we misses her so much..we misses the things she always did for us.so she got maid for us so that somebody will take care of everything (for i think she should be!)...
i understand her that she needs to work hard for us..coz she always tells us,how will she buy the things which we are needed if she will never work..because of that..misunderstanding occurs..
for the mothers out there..is it possible for you to give a 100% on motherhood as your career?or you can only give the half coz the other half is on the other career?
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12 responses
@aj2006 (1534)
• Philippines
8 May 07
Career Mom, Full time Mom, or Single Mom.. there is ONE great WOMAN behind that.Being a Mother is the most HIGHEST achievement I can comment in any female species. It is priceless and valuable. I believe that being 100 % hands-on is the most important task of being a mother. I believe that when you are a mother, YOU are giving your 100 % in everything you do.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
100% hands on?what do you mean by that?as in a full time mom?yeah..as they say,the essense of being a woman is to become a mother..i guess,thats the greatest achievement of all the woman..
@aj2006 (1534)
• Philippines
9 May 07
when a woman becomes a mother, It is always in their top list to prioritize their family, make sure that their way of life is God First, FAMILY second and Career third. Wheter working mom or not, they make sure to give their 100% or even more of care, love and attention to their family before doing anything..Being A full time Mom is more than A career...
@jerryn (819)
• United States
2 Jun 07
The only way mothers can give 100% to a household would be to go back to the the traditional way of things. When I grew up, my mother didn't work, my dad did.
This is the way the Lord meant it to be. Now in today's society this is an impossibility because it takes both man and woman to make money to take care of a household. That's sad because the nurturing of the household suffers.
It's tough for single parent households as well.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
4 Jun 07
yeah..lets be practical..both parents should work especially if they have a big family..
@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
10 May 07
Isn't that what being a stay at home mom is? I am a stay at home mom, so my career is basically motherhood. Which would mean I am giving 100% to it. So my answer would be yes it is possible to give 100% to motherhood as a career.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
11 May 07
thats good..its good to know that your giving your all to your family.
@arsena (293)
• Germany
8 May 07
I think that any path you'll choos it will be ok. It wonderful a 100% but unfortunately it is difficult to do so because it is difficult to support a family only with one salary. The best way for me, as I see it now, is to make a balance between family and career because for me both are very important and also I would like to have some little time for my hobbies: music and traveling.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
i am also putting myself in the situation of my mom..i know that its difficult to do..but misunderstandings occur because of what is happening..my other sibling doesnt understand on why my mom is doing that..but as her eldest daughter,i understand her,and i know that it is normal for a daughter like me to feel what my other siblings feel..coz for me,time is the best gift that you can ever give to your family.
@ZaffireWolf (480)
• United States
9 May 07
Not in this economy...despite the fact that a family is an important thing and deserves to be our top priority. This means a lot more than just balancing multiple things at once.
@vishnureddy (1)
• United States
8 May 07
While working mothers wont fullfill 100% effort to prepare all the things to kids. because, they have their office work. under 12 years old kids required mother help all the things. above 12years kids have to understood their mother job etc.. and help to mother..
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
8 May 07
Yes it is possible for mother to be 100% devote her times to their children or make it as a career. since taking care of children is a career i guess to choose..but some circumtances may occur that mothers will not be able to do that due to insuffeciency of finanes.. and that children must understand about it..before going to another career mother must see to it that their children agrees with it as well and fully understand the situation..
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
i guess,thats the right thing to do..ill be able to answer my own questions if i am already a mother..right?
@mememama (3076)
• United States
8 May 07
If you are a working mom, you still are providing for your family so you are giving 100%, perhaps more to being a mother to your children. I feel very fortunate that I don't have to work, but my mother did so my sibling and I could eat. Which would you rather have: a starving child with a stay at home mother, or a child that's taken care of with a working mother? Plus, I look up to my mother even more because she is a very strong woman for working fulltime while being a mother.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
so...you mean to say,in that 100% motherhood career,working was included?me too..i am lucky to have my mother working for us to eat and buy our needs.but sometimes,we misses her so much that she doesnt have any time for us..thats what we demand for her..her time..seems like she's busy working and sometimes forget her responsibility as a mother..
@browneyedgirl (1264)
• United States
8 May 07
It's very hard to be a mother and work outside the home too. But moms have been doing it for ages and ages. I think most moms give way more that 100% to motherhood-whether they work away from home too or not.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
so all in all..motherhood and working moms were included in a 100%?
@mikaelalexis (399)
• Philippines
8 May 07
motherhood is a kind of profession that no higher pay jobs can match. 100% motherhood as a career is a big decision to make. combining both being a mother and career woman would take a supermom to become one. so my advise, you cant have both just chose one unless you are a supermom. happy myLotting.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
thats true..and the happiness that a mother feels for taking good care of her family wont match anything in this world...
@hussasad (57)
• India
8 May 07
well it depends on the situation.... if the family has a leading man (i.e the father) then it is the best thing to give 100% to motherhood... lets face it, no one els can do that job except the mother (not even the father can do that)... but there are a lot of single mother families nowadays and the mother has to take care of earning as well...
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
yeah..thats why,father has a great role also on the house..coz mothers cant do that alone..i guess,full mothers cant be a full time mom if she is working..
@Valerie6 (2)
• United States
8 May 07
The best possible position for a women with children is to be a full time mother. I have had to work since my husband has passed away and it is so difficult to give my all to them when I'm working too. As a career woman, you have other distractions, other concerns at work, you are so tired when you get home, how can you give your all to your children when they need your undivided attention at times? They feel cheated. They feel that you don't care about them as much as you do your job. Since you gave life to these little ones, it's only right to care for them and give them the attention they deserve.
@zer0charly (5614)
• Philippines
9 May 07
that's what i felt for my mother..but as the eldest of the family,i do understand her..coz i know the feeling of being a career woman..but sometimes,we do miss her..we misses the things that she did for us..like cooking,shopping together,watching movie together..even the family day..being tired to her work makes us feel neglected..especially for my youngest siblings..i know that as her children,we have the right to demand for her time,but we dont want to add for her stressful time..that's why,as the eldest of the family,i sometimes fill the attention and the responsibility,that my mother should give..
