Comments on: Teeter-Totter

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:26:25 +0000

I haven’t been around much and I’ve missed you.

I’ve been highly unproductive of late and have no wisdom to share on this.
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By: Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings

Lisa @ Boondock Ramblings — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:43:44 +0000

It isn’t easy on either side of the fence it seems. I often lament the time I’m missing with Jonathan while at work at a newspaper barely making enough money to cover the babysitter costs. I do my best to spend time with him when I’m not at work. Today it is Saturday and I am commenting on blogs and he is watching Superman cartoons that are probably too violent for him. We are sharing the computer, one window showing Superman, the other blogs, and we are leaning into each other. It’s nice and great and I wish I could do it every day. But I have to work or we won’t have this house, or food to eat. We take our moments when we can and mourn the rest, don’t we?

(I love your blog design, by the way. It is clean and well put together!)

By: mayberry

mayberry — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:16:41 +0000

I have what should be plenty of child care and STILL I cannot get ANYTHING done. It is driving me absolutely crazy.
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By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:41:16 +0000

It isn’t always easy getting what you want. I never thought I’d stay home with my kids, now with them all in school I can’t quite imagine going back to work.
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By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:06:08 +0000

I love reading your blog. Sounds to me like you are doing an awesome job. The whole work vs. mothering thing is so hard. And by “work” I mean extra, paid work. Cuz mothering is also “work” even if you aren’t paid w/ money! What I mean to say is it’s good to know we all deal with these feelings in some way, shape or form. Thanks!
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By: flutter

flutter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:04:09 +0000

I can only imagine how difficult it is to get anything done.
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By: ali

ali — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:36:10 +0000

this is my life right now too.
and while it’s far more hectic than when I worked in an office, I cannot imagine ever going back to working in one. I am loving the WAHM gig

By: Kerrie

Kerrie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:44:52 +0000

I know exactly how you feel even though I work PT out of the house. However, on my days off, I am trying to further my writing career but I feel like if I concentrate too much on it, I will miss my son’s childhood. So, I spin my wheels. I’m in limbo. At least you are being proactive! Maybe you just need to designate certain hours of the day for work. I mean (and not to make you sad), if you were working elsewhere, you would be missing that time with the kids while you were in an office and they were at day care. I know that’s hard for writers because people get back to you when they get back to you, but it sounds like maybe you need a “plastic curtain” for career and parenting duties.
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By: Christa

Christa — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:07:48 +0000

I am a SAHM and love it. However, I never feel like I have enough time with the kids. There’s activities, nap time, snacks, getting dinner ready, cleaning, etc. I have NO IDEA how someone juggles all that and a job. Seriously, my hat is off to you all. Let go of the guilt. You are doing the best you can. And if my life is any indication if you didn’t work some sort of other daily minutia would creep in instead.

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:04:24 +0000

i know i should say something more meaningful on the subject – but i just got lost in the picture. every time your home is in a picture, i want to pack up the kid and come over and play. so bright. so happy. so inviting.
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