Today I got an email (as part of a distribution list) that included the following:
[a television network] is currently producing a new television show about married women who put their careers on hold in order to stay home and raise their children, but the passion they had for that career is still inside them.
Ummm.....I abandoned my career at a running pace, fleeing as fast and as far from it as humanly possible. Please don't make me go back, I'll be good!
I showed my husband the email as a joke, and he was wondering if they were actually finding anyone to take them up on this!
I have never met anyone who stayed home at least while their children were little who regretted it. In fact, I have had people compliment me on what we are doing (me staying home) and say that they wish they had done the same. Which is nice on a day when things are not exactly going according to plan!
So, I am curious - do you stay home? Did you leave your job when you got married, when children were on the way? Do you feel like you are missing out and want to go back?
I quit when I was finally burned out and it became financially possible. Our daughter was born over a year later. If possible, I have no intention of returning to work, I love caring for my family.
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8 comments:
Ileft my job to stay home, even when it didn't make sense on paper. We just felt so called to make that decision. I've never regretted it, though there have certainly been days when I wanted to escape to my office just for some peace and quiet:)
Hi Mrs. Pear,
I love staying home . We are empty nesters. I regret that I didn't stay home when my babies were growing up. I missed so much.
I love visiting your blog. If you woul like to visit me I will send you an invite.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
I left my career (mid year!) teaching English Literature over 10 years ago when my eldest daughter was born and have NEVER regretted the decision. In fact, I was more afraid of having to return to work (as we weren't sure how to make ends meet on my husband's then modest income)! But God has been faithful and I am expecting number four and am still happily at home!!!
i have degrees in managment and marketing and 4 years of experience in head payroll / HR ...I still worked full time after marrying 2 years ago, but this past october, when i was 2 months pregnant, i was laid off. my hubby & I didn't see any sense in me going back and now i'm fullfilling my greatest desire - that of being a SAHM (well, mommy in 2 months!) and taking care of our home. it feels WONDERFUL. I do miss the people I worked with and I sorta kinda miss the challenges and using my brain in depth but there is sooooooo much more that i do NOT miss. I love the absolute freedom that comes with not being tied to a job. To me "family" means soooo much more than career. My mom was always home with me and we plan on me always being there for our kids...
Hello Mrs. Pear!
ooooh, oooh I broke my leg running away from the office:) Just teasing.
Seriously-- I work outside the home for close to 50 hours a week and it is really tough!It would be great to be home full time. My husband and I own 3 businesses that we are trying to grow. Our goal is to grow these enough to bring me home as soon as possible. Life is certainly a challenge in the meantime:)
Recently I wrote an article about time management. Here is the link.
http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2008/01/time-management.html
Blessings,
Trixie
I was running my own makeup artistry business, doing some modeling work, and going to school full-time when I met my husband and we got married. I quit both work and school pronto and have never regretted it. Sometimes though, on particularly stressful days, I have had odd feelings creep up in me about wishing I could go to work, but fully realize that it is not work I am missing, just going to the bathroom by myself and having more than a harried few moments to eat my lunch. :P But, all of the madness of motherhood is more than worth it, and I cannot imagine missing even the most mind boggling moments for a mere paycheck! :o)
I have a degree in English and was a technical writer and then an elementary school computer lab teacher after I graduated and before I had my son.
I love staying home! I wouldn't go back to work for anything. Even though sometimes, like Mrs. Brigham, I miss my alone time, I would much rather be doing what I am doing now than go back to work and miss my wonderful son.
This is my favorite story of my husband and pretty much sums up his character in a nutshell: When we got married, I actually made more money than he did. When I was carrying my first child, a son, there were complications and I spent the whole 9 months on bedrest! We both always assumed I'd go back to work when my son was born. When he was 4 months old, I got a part time job, lined up a babysitter, packed my son up, and headed out the door. Halfway there, I burst into tears, turned the car around and went home. I canceled the sitter, called and quit the job I hadn't even started and then called my husband still in tears. "I can't do it! He's so little! He doesn't really like the bottle! What if he runs out of breastmilk and the sitter gave him formula?? I'm sorry I'm such a wimp!!" His only response was to pause, then ask "What's for dinner?" My son is now 19 and I'm still a happy stay at home mom and wife. I've never looked back and my kids are fabulous people because the people who brought them into the world cared enough to put forth the effort to raise them themselves! No mother should ever doubt that being with her kids is the most important job in the world.
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