Working Mom Blues
It sure does make sense! I think all working moms have these feelings...I know I do! When my son was born, I was a Children's Protective Services worker. I loved what I did, but the stress, well, let's just say it was consuming worrying about other peoples kids. Then to have to run a house and still have "quality" time with my baby? It was rough and I wasn't happy.
I enlisted more help from my husband with the household chores, i.e., we split cooking duties, he helped with laundry, etc. By the time my daughter came along, I knew I wanted more time at home so I started looking for a job in a school system. Lucky for me I got hired right away. It has been a blessing to get home early, have breaks and summer vacation.
I'm not sure what you do for a living, but is there any way that you can work from home one day a week? My former employer offered a flex program where employees could work adjusted days, eg, 10 hour days and have Friday off. Is that an option? I really hope you are able to find a way to work through this. Best of luck and hang in there!
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