I AM SCARED TO DEATH!!! Really. I just want to go crawl under my bed and hide! Ok, maybe not under my bed, maybe just in my bed. But I do want to hide! Why? Because I got a job!! I know, most people would be jumping for joy (especially with this economy right now). But I'm terrified to start working.
I've been a SAHM to my 3 little guys since Little Man was just a baby.... almost 5 years! And starting this Tuesday I'll be working full-time as school counselor at my county's alternative school. I am really excited to start my job. I know I'll LOVE it! But it's going to be so hard to leave my babies, especially little Bear, who just turned 4 months old last Monday.
I think my biggest fear is whether or not I can really pull off being a SuperMom! Can I really take care of a home and my family while working full-time? Sure, other moms do it all the time! Key word in that statement: OTHER.
Can I live up to the definition of a SuperMom?
Here's how Merriam-Webster defines a Supermom:
Main Entry: su·per·mom
Pronunciation: \ˈsü-pər-ˌmäm\
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: an exemplary mother; also : a woman who performs the traditional duties of housekeeping and child-rearing while also having a full-time job
Wow! Exemplary?! And since 1974? Hmmm.... I wouldn't have guessed that this term had been around that long. I guess all my lovely mental pictures of carefree days in which the mothers didn't work aren't from the 80's!
I know what you're thinking.... "Geez, Heather! Come on! Suck it up and just do it!" Ok, ok. I will. Just please say a little prayer for me on Monday evening! I'll keep you posted with how it all goes!
6 comments:
you go girl!!! you can totally do it!!!
i've been working since noah was about 8 weeks old i think, and it's hard, and yes you hate to leave them, but you will make it work!!! and of course, getting a paycheck makes it all worth it too!! :)
you are a SUPERMOM!!
I have a feeling you will do great!. It is difficult but manageable!! I miss playgroup lol
Heather you are an awesome mom and going to work isn't going to change that. Your kiddos know you love them. They say mothers that have a full-time job outside of the home become organized, so maybe this will help you all get a routine going that will turn out even better than you think. Plus if the kids aren't home as long there is less of a mess getting made! Yeah! :)
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How funny that both of us "Heather's" were blogging about the whole "how do other moms do this?" dilemma only a few days apart. It's so good to know you are not alone. Doesn;t it seem that other moms have it all together?
Congrats on going back to work! I used to work in a school setting as well and wonder if I'll ever make it back. I guess we have the "Supermom" thing in common because I get called that all of the time because I have toddler triplets although I don't really fit the definition because I don't have a full-time job out of the home but isn't being a SAHM a full-time job?! OH and I'm from MD too!
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