I absolutely love my work, but myfamily is priority

I chose to come home for two reasons, I absolutely loved doing MT work and I had a child who stayed with my mother during my working hours.  At that time, I worked in-house. After figuring the line count I was getting compared to cpl versus hourly rate, I realized that coming home was the way to go, not to mention more time with my baby (age 3). My baby is now 10 and I have another baby almost 3. I still love being at home, and I sure would not change being home for anything in the world. I have been able to see every ball game, help with every homework assignment, volunteer in the classroom and read every day with my children. When I have jobs that need to be transcribed ASAP, they know it is time for me to work and usually watch a movie or play a game together.  I still manage to get my days work done, both work and home and still spend time with my children and husband, and nothing in this world could ever change my mind about staying at home.  I am not saying it is a picture perfect world, there are bad days mixed with the good, and I have suffered burn-out and went back to work outside, but quickly found my way back home.  It is not all peaches-n-cream, but I do love my work and at least I know who is raising my children and taking care of the housework, not to mention who is looking at the dirty laundry.  To the other women out there who have raised children and done MT work at home, I praise you..you have two job titles: MT business manager and home business manager.  For Missy, well....maybe you just need to have a baby for yourself to find out why it is important for many to stay home and raise their babies.  You do know...some children go to daycare and the parents later find out there was a case of neglect or abuse with their children.  PRAISE TO THE SUPERMOMS!!

• We want to be looked at as professionals but - Missie
  • Why do some of my posts continue to be deleted and yet - TM
  • This board isn't a job interview. - clhmt
  • From reading the whole thread, I now feel - Me2
    • That is what I was thinking. At first, she might - TM
  • I agree, but... - luv2type
  • I think you're missing the whole heart of the story. - Me2
    • Women's work - Mary Ann
      • Stepped on a lot of toes when I stated - Missie
    • I get your point, but you lost points due to perception of slamming - fellow MT's.
      • Not trying fo get points and people think what they want..... - Missie
    • Inhouse vs IC - queenofkeyboards
    • Not missing anything - Missie
      • It seems you are equating any type of housework - Me2
        • No babies at home, but still working, only difference - Missie
          • Yeah, well my husband is climbing that - TM
            • These posts come across as not being very professional, - Missie
          • I would LOVE to be able to afford a - housekeeper!!!!
            • I know I'll get slammed for this sm - luv2type
              • I'm not quite sure - who you are
                • The above is what I am saying, not assuming like me2 and tm - Missie
              • No bashing from me....good work. :) - TM
  • I totally agree with you, well said. - Typingfool
  • Good for you, not all of us have work when scheduled. - DG
    • Scheduled yesterday but.... - Missie
      • You just sit there with no work ? What if your baby cries ? - Guess ya let him yell.
        • Then why continue working for MQ? nm - hmmm
          • I did leave MQ, thanks to lack of work started PT with another company and full time yesteday. - X-MQer
        • Say what??? - Missie
          • You call yourself a professional, you sound more wimp than woman. Hate to inform you, your not - very professional, can ya understand ???
            • Should be you're not, not your not - Missie
              • say what ??? - oldtimer2
          • Glad you work at home and not subjecting people to have to pretend they like working with you. - Work at home to avoid professionals like you.
            • LOL - funny
              • I absolutely love my work, but myfamily is priority - IC.MT
                • Read your papers or watch Tnews on TV - Missie
                  • Cop-out?! Do you really think - TM

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Same story here. Sit through sales pitch, very very hard sell, push push push. Then, instead of the "jeweled timepiece" which was the LEAST expensive prize, I got a cheap Timex that didn't even run.

Run run run away from this!!!!!

Any and all prayers appreciated.  Thank you so much.

Sorry you went through the same thing.  It certainly isn't good at all. 

You'd better give that to me and I'll take care of it for you. 

(I am absolutely staaaving!)

I have a family member with Parkinson's disease.  He has the adolescent onset version so he's only now 39 and on disability.  He cannot sit all day and work at the job he used to have at an investment firm.  He has been in a car accident due to blanking out on medication.  The only thing the doctors had left to tell him was take this medication which should work for about 10 years so you can work but after that you'll probably be debilitated.  Well having 2 small children at the time, the answer was simple, be able to raise my family or be able to work.  So he went on disability.  Now he is able to active occasionally but his hands are real shaky and so is his voice.  Whenever he has to go to the disability office, he is treated with contempt and disbelief until he hikes his 1 foot thick medical record file on their desk!

I also know of someone who was on disability that actually worked for the MT company I used to work for (this is hearsay mind you).  Evidently she was using her husband's social security number to earn a paycheck!  Whenever I meet someone or hear of someone cheating the system, I want them to meet my family member and explain to them why they think they are entitled to take money out of his pockets and his children's pockets.  Makes me so mad!

could have done any of a number of things to cause A PIT BULL dog to attack and kill him.   He could have yelled at the TV.  He could have stepped on one of their feet.  He could have fallen down.  We don't know what happened, but the point is that no pet should ever be capable of killing a human with whom it shares a home.  Other breeds recognize their master and other humans in their living space and take their rightful place.  Most good, smart companion dogs would have recognized this man's special frailty and give him a wider berth.  The instinct of these dogs to attack overcomes them and they can't turn off that instinct.   This breed should never be kept as pets. 

You should visit the web site I posted and click on the tab about pit bull owners.  I find it very interesting that you have used the same phrases that most owners use to defend the breed. 

Can you name one desirable character trait that a pit bull has that you cannot find in any other dog?  

I just met the love of my life 1-1/2 years ago, and I have a daughter in college, so I don't believe happiness is rendered elusive after a certain age. 

After my man and I got together in what is indeed a story for "the grandkids," we discovered we had been at the same time/same place on multiple previous occasions, almost like fate kept dropping us into one another's paths until we finally interconnected.  I had always held out and refused to settle, and I've ended up with the most wonderful man who treats me better than I had ever imagined.  And, most importantly, someone who can make me laugh no matter what's going on around us. 

I used to be a total skeptic about "love" and all that it entailed; however, once I met "the one," it totally changed my perception of love and just how life-changing and wonderful love can be.  My friends say *glow* since I've been with him, and even his mother has seen a huge change in him since we got together.  As corny as it sounds, I feel "complete" for the first time in my life. 

Don't give up hope...Use your head to get yourself out of a bad situation, and then use your heart to follow your dreams.  We ALL deserve happiness in life, and I'm a firm believer that fate will eventually have its way with us, and we end up right where we're intended to be. 

You go, girl...grab that golden ring and don't let go!!!

My husband and I have been married for 13-1/2 years and were best friends for 4 years leading up to that.  The single that I love most about him is that if I'm having a bad day, I can tell him that.  I can say I need a hug cuz I'm having a really bad day and he's there for me.  He listens if I want to talk about it and if not, he just holds me. 

As for the groping thing, we always do that.  Sometimes it turns into something more and sometimes we just end up giggling.  We have 3 kids, so we've had our ups and downs.  They range in age from 6 to 11.  I think the biggest thing for us is that we're friends, first and foremost.  I love him because he makes it easy for me to smile.