The Dilemma
I used to think one of the hardest things to do for most women post-marriage or post-child is deciding whether to work or stay home. Now I've realized that the hardest thing is taking that decision, sticking to it and not thinking about the road not taken. It is hard.
posted by D LordLabak @ 2:12 PM
28 Comments:
To me, deciding NOT to work and thinking of working is harder compared to deciding to work and thinking of not working!
This is because deciding not to work is your call and can be taken any minute. But going back to work doesn't happen immediately.
Right place, Right time, Right job for a post marriage / post child women... to me thats challenging!
That needs a lot of mental strength. A lot of trust on other people. It requires the mom to give up the 'none can take of the kid as much as I do'- syndrome. A lot of ability to handle senti dialogues from kids.
In my childhood, I found being a child of a working mother is also not as easy. Though it made me lot more independant and worldly-wise. I guess that has made my decision to stay home easier.
well..its like anything else..
tho going by the rate ur posts appear i guess it dont matter;)
its just a decision not an agreement...you can always change your decision
yeah... sticking on to decisions is indeed tough. mind always ponders on 'if only i had' and 'if only i had not' :)
All this dilemma and upma will melt once you see your kid call u amma instead of mom!
Smile :)
Bala
yeah. wish it were the men who had to take that decision and ponder over it like Robert Frost.
en pa Rajesh, ipdi ellam?
Or, wonder why you felt lazy to buy the condom. Hindsight is irritating.
It's always hard when we rethink on the decisions we had made. We look back for on option to rewind our lifes over a period, so that we can change the decisions made. But, we made the conscious decison that was apt for that moment. Right or Wrong, just stick to it. Priorities might change and you might decide differntly. Life goes on....
:)
when i decide on something, i try to go by what heart says ...
never take decisions in hurry ...take your own time ..and before deciding , decide not to repent on the decisions later on ...But i know easier said than done !!
And, of course its not the woman's responsibility alone. If both the parents have careers and, say, 5 years of "stay at home" is required(including pregnancy) by one of the parents is required it can be split fifty-fifty by the parents.
There will be certain factors like who can return to the job more easily, who cares more about the job etc.
But I strongly believe the mother shouldering all the responsibility of "stay at home" is not a given and ought to be challenged.
well.. do you think.. that depends on work? if its creative or self-employed professional then its much different.
if interest and priority drives the decision then implementing those is not very difficult (may be not easy but certainly not difficult)
btw: its very easy to comment but i will never know the ground reality..;-D
/Yuva
on different subject: thought this might interest you.
why do Mom blog?
Dilemma because we have choice!
Anon, manam oru kurangu, they say in tamil. It yearns for something thats not always there.:-)
Lavanya, there is no one right way to do things.
Ajay, I didnt get what you said.
syam, thats true. But I am talking about the mind (or is it heart?) that doesn't really come to terms with your decision.
Right Inder. Thats what I am talking about.
Oracle Bala, I know you are jesting but seriously what diff does it make whether the kid calls you mom or amma?
Rajesh, some men go thru this too.
Nilu, I guess you are talking from the man's perspective.
shiva, I am not talking about myself in this post. But true just stick to it. I did that and am happier than I thought I would be. And frankly, thats because I was making that decision to make myself happy.
reborn, you said, easier said than done.
misam, I guess whoever makes more money should continue to work. I've seen that happen a few times actually.
yuva, I was self-employed for a while, its definitely not easy that way.:-)
MT, thats true. But its not always that you have a choice in this matter.
Once taken a decision... never think again if it was the right decision.... thats my policy...
You can always change your mind if you feel like it:-)
Tats a nilu imposter.
My wife's in the same boat...I can understand the dilemma ...
There are still lot of ventures you can do from home too :)
Deepa,
i said since ur posts r appearing very regularly it doesnt matter whether u r working or not..
supposedly a slight jab at ur "busy" work schedule...
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After deciding not to work, if one sits at home, one cannot escape thinking about the road not taken. One needs to engage himself/herself in another activity.
i agree your words mahadevan
Happened to see your blog. I too was undecided after my first child, but later decided to continue working. However, I quit after the second one.
Now I freelance. It's quite tiring but then I do have a career to write home about. And I am around 24-hours for the kids. Not that that's a great blessing for them ;-)
Sometimes, I do regret quitting my full-time job, especially when I see my colleagues (less efficient ones than me, I must add immodestly add at this point)earning four times what I do as a freelancer. Well, may be one day I will back in action full-time !!
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kk, right is a very relative term. Its not that easy to say whether its right or wrong once you've taken it.
mommy-of-2, thats true but changing is not a feasible option sometimes.
Ashok, I took a good decision last year and I have no regrets. Now its time to make another decision and now I am in a dilemma.
TTM, there are 2 things - job and career. One can do a million jobs while staying home.
Ajay, I quit working fulltime in 2005 and was self-employed and did the same job (self-employed) till Mar 2006. And ever since I've been the stay-at-home kind. My work is spending time with my son ONLY right now. And I didnt think I'd enjoy it this much.
True Mahadevan Sir. I am sure you know how much time is involved in rearing a kid.:-)
Inbavalli, I hear you. I quit too and thats only because I wanted to be around and I am not sure how much my son actually "needs" me. So for my own selfish reasons I quit and I guess thats whay I am happy. Now I need to decide on whether I should look out for a job or continue to do this. I am torn.
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