I am so blessed with being able to share my days with my boys and run my business from home. The support I get from my friends and family is unwavering.
However! Sometimes! I don't think they truly "get it".
I want to share one example of what a typical WAHM might have to deal with during her work day.
Yesterday, I got my two boys, (5 and 2) set up with snacks, and the movie "Cars" (btw can't wait for the new one to come out!). I was in my groove, busting out adorable diapers, wrapping, shipping, opened FedEx account (and still ended up using UPS), processing orders, thinking, and I hear a cry.
Moms, you know the difference in the cries, right? Well, this one I heard was the "I am pissed off" cry. I reluctantly pulled myself away from all this work and getting things done and knocked out, to see why the little one was so upset.
Again, tremendously blessed, my office window faces the fenced in back yard and I leave the back door open so kids, dogs, cats, critters can come and go as they please, and I can make a mad dash out the door if I hear "the other cry".
So I go out to see what's up and there is my poor angel baby covered in sand. It's in his face, up his nose, in his hair, in his tears, and I look at the big brudder, and he's not as covered, but looking very guilty.
I just stood there, thankful that no one was hurt, and I shook my head and said, "let's go boys, bath". And the screams of HOORAY and LAUGHTER filled the air.
See, when I decided to leave the corporate world and work from home, I had an idea of what I was signing up for. I knew that it was going to be different. I knew that it was going to be rewarding and heartbreaking at times. I didn't have any clue how difficult it would actually be, but I knew that I could handle it and I was ready to take it on.
I made the choice and not looking back for one second. My shipments still get out, my work still gets done, and I still get completely flustered and overwhelmed, but at the end of the day, I am happy and satisfied. Fried! Exhausted! But, a Good Mother! And that's how this whole adventure began!
Please share your adventures in WAHM-Land!
And, have a fun, EVENTFUL day!
Sabain
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AdorableDiapers: as I can relate to this story being the youngest of 3 siblings and usually on the receiving end of such actions and with 2 children (now grown up) it occurred to me that a simpler solution might have been to set up a sprinkler and let the little ones enjoy some water play and get cleaned off at the same time saving you time from administering a bath.
ReplyDeleteKeep the faith as the years will bring newer and more challenging situations to negotiate.
- Bruce
Thanks Bruce! Brilliant idea! I did see my English Mastiff running through the yard with the sprinkler, so I know it's out there somewhere! And thank you for the wonderful, thoughtful message. It's SO fun.
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