My friend Mona shared her guilt trips about being a Working Mommy. She has two adorable kids, a hectic job that keeps her travelling often and a mad attitude towards the world at large.
When she began talking, I realised that after a long time I sensed her excitement, her nostalgia, even though she was driving and I was on her speaker phone.
She described her experiences and she was emotional and hilarious all at once, and the incidents she narrated to me in hindsight seem both touching and funny. Here are two of them, posted by her, and all of us working mommies can relate to her sense of hysteria!
Follow her madness, and read on. Also, post your guilt trips that may or may not look logical together... But what the hell... Lets laugh & cry together...
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Talking to Rachna the other day about being a guilt ridden working mom brought back some amazing memories, spread over the past (almost)10 years and 2 babies!
The guilt and the wanting to be superwoman/super mom have mellowed out over the years to a more rational approach to this aspect of life. I can never forget the time I had just gone back to work, and wanted to RACE back home every evening to do everything myself. Unsurprisingly was flagged down by the cops one eventful day, and the tearful exchange I had with them, begging to be let off and ready to pay my way through, just so that they would let me off real quick, so I could get can home to my babies. I can never forget the frustration of losing out on those precious 10 mins!!
Or the time my 15 month old son locked himself inside the house. I am surprised I didn't kill myself and a few others rushing back home. Fortunately, a neighbor had climbed up onto our balcony and opened the door from within.
I can go on and on! One thing I have gotten sure of over the years- in spite of the momentary misgivings, don’t think I would ever want to change all this for being a stay at home mom! The kids look at you in a different light. And many more stories to tell the grand kids!!!!
Hey Mona, all moms are super moms, guilt or no guilt! Mostly, our babies don't end up missing us as much as we miss them. And if we've made a choice to have it all (work, family, kids, parties), we'll make tiny adjustments as we go along, and still enjoy life and not miss out on being women too...
Way to go girl...
I can relate to the guilt of being a working mom. I feel one of the reasons for my guilt is lack of enough working mom idols and the way I grew up where the working mom's kids apparently didn't get enough attention or clear IIT exams. That's why I do want to work so my girls don't feel the same. They would know it all works out.
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