Monday, February 2, 2015

Working mum vs Stay at home mum

I have always been a working mum - started 4 months after both Maya and karthik was born. Have gone through terrible times and good times, missed my kids, cried in bathrooms, but its the life I have and after a few months, I have really started enjoying work. I know there are pros and cons of both working moms and stay at home moms and I honestly, respect both equally. But today, is one of those days, when I feel jealous or despise or I dont know what feeling I have dropping Maya off the after hours care. She is a very social child and there were days where I used to threaten her to wake up, else I wont send her to day care. She used to run and get ready because she loved going to day care. I dont think they do any differently from the day care in the prep class that she is going now. The activities are pretty much the same and she loves it. But whats bothering her is that, its a 8.30 to 3 school and many kids are getting dropped and picked up by their stay at home moms. In her day care, all her friends had working parents (else they wont be sending to day care, isnt it). So she was so happy there and didnt really see her differently. The whole of the weekend she kept asking me that I drop her and pick her off and today morning she woke up crying that, all moms drop their kids and pick them up. I dont want to be dropped by Kellie. I just froze and sat down for a while. It broke my heart. I have never felt bad for being a working mom. But I just wish, just wish that until she gets settled, I could take a break and be with her. So jealous and envy the stay at home moms who can be with their kids during these special moments. The talkative, adamant maya looked so fragile and sweet and I really think the days when she used to run to her friends and not look back at me from her previous day care were much better.

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