working mother

I agree with Sharay. Its a matter of time management. As a working mom, we really have to be creative on how we can spend quality time for our children. I actually plan activities for the family. We usually do it during my off from work. This way, children are looking forward to my next rest days. Even though how busy I am with work, I make it sure that I'll still be able to check them time to time specially on their food.

hi there, i am a working mom and it is really hard to manage my time with my daughter...but when i am free i bond with her..

yeah...that is quite true in my case, but i wouldnt say that a working woman cannot spend valuable time with their children, it is possible with proper management of time, which i fail every time, but many of them can do it if they try..

I think that you do take something valuable away from the children, yes, and you also lose something valuable as well...time together. I was at work when my oldest child said his first word and took his first steps. Although he was being cared for by my sister who loved him dearly, it wasn't the same as being raised by mommy. You have to balance what is best for the child with what is best for the family. If a woman needs to work in order to help the family survive financially, she has nothing to feel guilty about.

I don't think working is taking something valuable or otherwise from your children. After all, you are working so you can provide for them. I don't think any working mother should be made to feel guilty. They should rather be praised. I had a working mother, and so does most of my friends. My mom has always been there for me, no matter what. I don't honestly think that she would love me better or cared for me better had she been a stay at home mom.

I can never understand society's way of thinking on this topic. First of all, women are always wanting to be equal to men, so therefore, what's the big deal with gett'in out there and earning a living just like a man does? Are the children lacking in something if the man works? No. Then why should it be any different when the woman works? Just think, if all parents were to stay at home and take care of the children, then who'll take care of the parents and everything else? The last i've heard, knowone had any money trees growing in their yards and money won't just come knock'in on the door, saying here i am, so let's get realistic people. Just because parents are away from their kids working or doing other things, doesn't mean that children are being neglected. Some parents can sure come up with some weird beliefs.