I'm at a crossroads in my life; one which I'm sure many mothers have found themselves. Should I continue working or stay at home with my babies??? Unfortunately, it's not as easy as making a single decision, this will be a complete life change (not something I do well with). My husband and I would be considering renting or selling our house and moving onto my wonderful in-laws property. This would give us an opportunity to pay down my student loan debt and I'd get to stay home with my little blessings.
Right when I think I've made up my mind, something happens to change it. Yesterday was NOT a fun day in the Robinson household. While Andrew was working at church, I dealt with several melt-downs ( a couple of my own). I tried every tactic I knew how to do: diversion, time outs, spanking, igoring the problem, etc. Nothing was working, despite past success. I wanted to join Brody on the floor screaming for my mommy to come and make it all better. I was so excited for bedtime and was relieved that it came without a fight.
Like I said, there are so many moms that have found themselves debating this scenario and playing it out in the their heads. I had one friend tell me that when we make changes, we usually try to trade up, this would be a trade down (in lifestyle anyway). Is it worth the stress I may go through?
Are there any moms out there who did stay home and regretted it? No one is probably going to answer that loaded question!!
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