Working or Stay Home?
Going back to work or not, is a question asked by many mothers when the breastfeeding time is almost over. If the decision to work outside the house or stay home with the children is for money, this wouldn’t be so easy. You need to think about several things, such as :
What do you feel to be at home with your children? Some women would not choose to be a stay home mother for good; some others would. Do not let anyone influence you to stay home or otherwise. This is a problem that you should decide by yourself. But if you have no other choice except for going back to work, even if your heart told you otherwise, be honest to yourself. Let yourself to mourn for a while, for the lost of your dream to stay at home with your child.
What do you feel if you are more financially independent than your husband? When you decided to stay at home and taking care of the family, you will lose your financial independence. You will fully dependent to your husband and can change your marriage strength balance and put you in more vulnerable position for a financial disaster. The best way to overcome this problem is to openly discuss it with your spouse about how you will handle your financial problem if the income is become only one, and ask your husband ether he already had enough insurance to protect you and your children if something bad happened to him.
How much you enjoy your career. If you count your days until the end of your leave and when you will get back to work, you will not feel disturbed to take a little vacation at home with your children. On the contrary, if you have some satisfaction from your work and think that your partners in your work is your best friend in the world, you might tend to going back to work after your leave time is over. Do not feel surprised if your feeling about your career has changed since your child was born. Your priority might be very different from the time before you have a baby.
What would you feel to be a staying-home-mother? Believe it or not, there are people in this world that still underestimate the staying-home-mothers. They do not consider the commitment and the energy spent to take care the children. If you choose to stay home, you need to encourage yourself that becoming a stay-home-mother is a noble work in the world.
So, what is your choice?
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