Being a Working Mom

Maybe all moms wished to be just at home taking care of their little ones. How I sometimes dream also of winning the lottery just to be at home. But I can't because of financial needs. Why does all mother feel that way? Sometimes I just give a big sigh and accepted to myself that maybe thats life God had given to me. But I dont regret it for every time I saw my daughter what a joy she always give to me. I'm just new also here in My Lot. Can you be my friend....

Kudos to you for being a working mom. Nowadays, women in the working industry is so common. And being a working mom is a respectable job. I'm a working mom myself. I have two beautiful kids. My husband is in Singapore but I still have to work because his income is not enough. Like you I'm also from the Philippines and we know how expensive necessities are today. I work not because I need to but because I want to. I love working. Using the knowledge that I have gained through the years and fulfillment comes when I do a great job. It's a way for me to keep my individuality.

I'm a working mom also. I only work a few days on the weekend. My mother in law keeps my girls over the weekend well I work. I work friday, saturday, and sunday. At least hours a day. Fridays I work from 5 at night tell 1 am , Saturday's I work 5am to what every time i'm ready to get out of there. And then on Sunday I work from 5 am tell 1pm and my girls are back home. By then i'm overly tired from work cause I hadn't gotten much sleep all weekend. If I had the chance to work from home i'd do it in a heart beat. But I still haven't found a job that I can do from home. I'd love to be a stay at home mom and just be able to take care of the house and my children so I had more time for them exspecailly since my oldest start school next year. Well, Happy Mylotting!!!!

Hi Grace! You are not alone on that road. Many women now find themselves tied to their jobs because of their financial needs and are not even open to the choice of staying at home to raise our kids. I am one those women too. My daughter is just 10 months old. Before I became a mom, I used to think that I was the career-woman type -- that I would not quit my job even if I have kids because I love my career and the challenge that it entails. But when I gave birth to my baby, the first time I looked into that little face, I kept thinking, "I could do this every single day of my life. I could just watch her forever". When I came back to my job after my 80-days maternity leave, it broke my heart leaving her to the care of her "yaya" (nanny). I kept thinking about her the whole day. To this day, I still find myself thinking about not going to work so that I could spend a whole day with my daughter. I just hate the look on her face everytime she sees us leaving the house. It never fails to break my heart everytime I leave her. I try to make up for the lost time during weekends, but weekends are not enough. When you're a mom, you would want to be beside your child always. It's just so sad that we feel trapped sometimes. Of course, we could quit anytime but that would really cost us a lot in terms of our financial needs around the home. I really envy stay-at-home moms sometimes. And it is my fantasy that we will win the lottery someday so I can quit my job and just stay at home to watch my daughter grow.