I feel so terrible about writing this confessional post. I am a working mom and I want to confess to all stay-at-home-moms that sometimes I feel jealous of you.
Every morning, I picture myself being one of you. And, as they say, the grass looks greener on the other side, whatever I imagine looks fancier and better from where I stand.
I picture you every morning working out your daily chores like a perfect lady, who manages everything without the chaos of dropping kids to daycare and then rushing to the ugliest place in the whole world – my office.
I picture you eating breakfasts without staring at the clock and then playing goofy games with your kid over the day. When your kid goes down for a nap, I imagine you getting your beautiful house in order or working on your at-home business.
I see you framing each and every milestone and every funny moment with your loved one.
I see you being happy, healthy and glowing. You choose to do whatever you want to do with your time – you choose whom you want to spend your time with. Rather than pushing yourself to the boring department meetings, never realizing that you are not going to get the next promotion, and missing your kid’s special moments.
[ifh_news_form]But don’t think I am too selfish to ignore the challenges that you face…
I know you must be dealing with long, lonely days when you don’t talk to a single person of your age.
I know you must be dealing with worse meltdowns, unnecessary fights and unexplainable crazy-kid days than I could even imagine.
I know you must be going to the same park a zillion times a week. You must be exhausted between preparing food, cleaning stuff and playing the same games over and over.
I know how much you must be yearning for some adult alone time.
I know you must be thinking about your education and your career before being a mom, and you must be wondering if you took the right decision. You must be worried if you would be able to come back to the workforce.
I know you must be terrified of losing yourself in being a mom.
Will you believe me if I say that I recognize the sacrifices that you are making for your family?
It is very easy for me to focus on the things in your life that I’m personally missing out. But, believe me, I know that’s not a full picture.
The truth is neither of our lives is perfect nor easy.
There’s always greener grass somewhere, and always will be. But we need to remind ourselves to look down at our feet from time to time – the ground we’re standing on right now is actually pretty awesome.
My lovely lady, the world might not recognize your sacrifices but I always will. Keep it up!
Love,
Working Mom
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