Comments on: Can Stay-at-Home Moms Return to Work?

By: Scott Hubbard

Scott Hubbard — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:07:59 +0000

Excellent article. I agree. Many moms, who are highly qualified in the work place, have made the decision to leave the corporate environment and stay at home with their children. This is highly commendable.

But as the children grow, many moms have the urge to return to the work force. In many cases this can be achieved. The article clearly points out some the issues that women face in making that decision.

Women had various options available when they made the decision to leave their jobs. They also have many options available as they decide to return.

In today’s economy with unemployment rates at high levels, many women are deciding to operate a business from home. Here again, there are advantages and disadvantages. But this path does provide the opportunity for a woman to easily return to a business setting. They are able to utilize the skills and talents they possess as they operate their own business from home.

So many times, women find this new venture both fulfilling and rewarding. It’s an option that should not be dismissed.
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By: Letterbarn

Letterbarn — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:20:11 +0000

We seek to find comfort with our children, devote our lives entirely to them that’s just innate with us Moms. But I have to agree after the nest is empty and the kids have their own lives. What then?

Personal fulfillment varies- for now I can’t resist my babies. For choosing them over a career. I’m still a young mom, maybe later on I’ll learn how to crawl my way back to the workforce and start back on square one.

Anyhoo for here’s a good cover letter link for Moms explaining the gap in their employment. Returning to work isn’t that simple.
http://samplecoverletters.blogspot.com/2009/05/coverletter-for-moms-returning-to.html

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By: jessica

jessica — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:54:01 +0000

I, too, have just quit my job of 10 years to care for our 3 boys and don’t regret it for a moment. The first 4 months were the most difficult, adjusting to a whole new way of life. I only worked part time before but I was still unprepared for the emotional adjustment. Fast forward 8 more months and I have become very comfortable in my new life, enjoying my children and husband much more. Life is hectic at times but nothing like before. We had to make a choice for me to finally be home full time mostly because we choose to home teach. We go through a charter school which provides sufficient funds for our children to participate in Karate, horse back riding, Kindermusic, community classes, etc. and also pays for our curriculum and supplies. So for me to be able to take my kids here and there is a huge relief and blessing I enjoy every day. For me there is nothing like being the one who gets to take and pick up my own kids and not have to figure out through friends or family how they would get to a class, etc. I’ve done that and I’m so glad I just get to handle it myself. I think most of us would agree that all of our choices shape future choices and so on. Our choice or situation with day care (my mom came to my home for 9 years then decided she wanted to retire) was obvious, we had never used traditional day care and my job would not make it worth it to put our boys in one. Especially after all of these years my kids wouldn’t know what hit them. Factor in homeschooling and it all boiled down to the fact that we’d be better off if I stayed home full time. What a huge relief. Financially we’re probably better off, I don’t feel we do any thing much different than when I was working but we definitely feel less stress, more quality/quantity time with each other and our kids. I wish I had been brave enough to stay home with my kids since our first was born but I didn’t and I can’t change the past but I can make the most of today and on most days I feel we do just that. BTW, my husband has always supported me in either working or not working outside the home, but he’s always know that life for both of us (and our kids) would just be simpler if I had only one job not two. He’s always known how much pressure I was under and how difficult it was for me to leave our kids even with my own mom, especially when our oldest started school and both of us were out of town for work. That was very hard for me. So having someone who values the “at home” mom role is a blessing that I know all mom’s do not receive from their husband’s. Life in our home is not perfect but we feel very blessed to have the live’s we have.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:36:37 +0000

I found your article interesting and yet very controversial. I am a stay at home mom with 2 children. My daughter is 3 and my son is now 9 months old. When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I chose to leave my job because she was my first child and I did not know how my pregnancy would turn out, especially with the miscarriage rate; plus my job was very stressful for me. I was a manager of a store which required me to work close to 70 hrs a week. I was out of work for my entire pregnancy and for about 4 months after my daughter was born. I decided to return to work when she was 4 months old because I figured I was out of work long enough. But, the problem with that was I missed everything. Her first word, her first step, even her first tooth because I was to busy working. When I found out I was pregnant with my son I chose to continue to work during my pregnancy and I was planning on going right back after he was born, but my husband and I discussed it and figured it would be better for both of us for me to stay at home and take care of the children. Either way we all have to make a choice. Whether it be are children, our jobs/careers, and or both.

By: AnnMarie

AnnMarie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:16:11 +0000

My daughter is five months old today. I’m on a year’s leave of absence from my teaching job. Already, I’m very, very grateful that I have this year to just focus on her and not juggle anything else. There are days I declare we’re having a pajama day, stay in the house and putter around (aka chores). Now that she’s teething and acting fussier, I’m relieved that I can sleep when she does and don’t have to be dragging myself to work in a sleepless, stressed out state.

Worried already, though, about what to do when that year is up. Do I go back to teaching and put her in day care? Do I really have to? Having taught fifteen years before having her, it seems strange to think about not returning to that which was most important in my life (besides my husband) before she arrived.

Having a child presents quite a dilemma. No matter what I do, I will always wonder if it was right for her, best for our family and feel that twinge of guilt.