Just making a point ...

I really don't want this blog to become whiny, but I just need to get something off my chest. A lot of stay at home moms often defend their jobs ... I think they do it rightfully so! I have had the pleasure of spending several days at home with Emma by myself, and it is a lot of work. Often, it's work that doesn't get results. These moms clean all day, but the house is never clean. They wash dishes all day, but there are always dirty sippies. I could go on and on. I think they have a hard job.

I also think working moms have a hard job. They go to work all day and when they finally get home, often after 10-hour work days/commutes, the only thing they have missed out on is time with their children. The house is still messy. Dinner still needs to be made. Dishes still need to be washed. Laundry still needs to be folded and put away. Those are normal days.

I won't even mention stressful days.

I know there are some working moms who can afford to hire a cleaning person, cook, etc. I'm not one of them. We are a paycheck to paycheck household, and sometimes I just wish we could get a little recognition. It's not easy to pick up Emma each day and hear the funny things she did/said while I answered emails from agitated employees. It's not easy telling Emma there isn't time to read her a book in the morning because I have to rush to work. And, it's not easy to clean the house when all I want to do is hold her.

Okay, I'm done for now. I'm just saying ... sometimes I wish my life was only as stressful as what playgroup to schedule or when to fit in a nap on a day full of errands.

What I love ... a vent

I love that our standards are constantly and unfairly compared to organizations with much larger staffs and resources, yet we can't get a snow when they do. On a day when banks, government organizations and even some Wal-Marts are closed, we can stay home ... we just won't get paid. Oh well. I know it could be worse. :)