I'm not quite sure

Posted By: who you are on 2007-01-04
In Reply to: I know I'll get slammed for this sm - luv2type

referring to with this as far as the teenagers.. I have preteens and I set aside time for them and set aside time for work, try to balance it out.

What I don't understand is how any mother can juggle infants/toddlers and MT'ing at the same time if they are working full time for a company at home, minus help. There is no way I could have done that. Of course I was a single mother when my children were that age. I do housecleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, run kids to violin lessons, student council, basketball, baseball, church functions, etc. Apparently I am SUPERMOM too. haha... seriously I hear what you are saying. I just don't know how anyone can do their job the way they should with babies crying, trying to feed them, potty train, etc. A break to throw clothes in the wash is totally different IMO than having to break and feed children, change diapers, rock a baby, etc.

I used to work FT where I could have a break here and there but then there was a comment made about my Keystrokes versus the time I was logged in. Well, now I only work 8 hours a week for that company and I'm doing IC so it fits better with the kind of life I want to live.

Also, if I had infants/toddlers, I would try my hardest to find someone to come to the house and help out.

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