sick day
The nanny was sick yesterday. Uh… yeah… that totally sucked.
It made me realize, even more than I knew before, how astonishingly stupid we were to work full-time and care for the kid for the first four months of his life. Even now, typing this I am amazed that we did it – that we survived this past summer. On the bright side, whatever working-mom guilt I had has dissipated. I suppose if it was an option to stay home with the kid and not work at all, it would be one thing, but, it isn’t. I now know, with 100% certainty, that working and caring for a child – at the same time – is a ridiculous undertaking and should not be attempted by any sane-minded person (I blame my temporary insanity on my work-addiction and delusion that having a baby wouldn’t change me). As hard as it is to admit it, Harrison is better off in the care of the nanny for 40 hours a week.
Listening: First Aid Kit
Aimee, I read a quote somewhere not long ago by a mom (and I hope no one takes offense to it) that said something along the lines of “being a mom is easy if you don’t do anything else.” Now while I personally would not choose the word “easy” like you, we worked basically from the moment Tyler was born. I taught 2 online course that summer that literally started 4 days before he was born so I brought my computer to the hospital and taught the entire 8 days Tyler had to stay in there. No other moms had their computers
And poor Todd was in the middle of finishing some small paper called a dissertation… Oh how I would love to be able to take a nap or do something non-work related when Tyler naps but that will not be happening any time soon. Oh, and the working mom guilt might come back unfortunately. Mine totally fluctuates.
i honestly don’t know how you do it and i’m fortunate enough to not have to and will wait until kids are in school. i still get my creative outlet, it’s just directed towards my kids or the home. i don’t get to do it as much as i’d like to but it’s fulfilling when i do.
you are doing awesome and your commitment and love for little harrison is obvious. the newest pictures are super cute.
Nicole! I am so happy to have a kindred-crazy-person here in the LHR community! I had no idea! Yeah… I took a meeting with a client in the hospital room.
… I didn’t write that quote did I – you wrote: “I would not choose the word “easy” like you”…?
If I did say that I was obviously high on the crack rock… I do remember saying that raising a kid isn’t difficult – meaning intellectually or skill-wise… but, I don’t believe I ever said it was EASY…did I?
Oh! HA! That is how it reads, isn’t it? I meant it to say, I wouldn’t choose the word “easy” AND, like you did, we worked basically from the moment Tyler was born. Sorry for the confusion.
: )
i still can’t believe you taught from the hospital… so hard core! not that i’m condoning that kind of insanity. but, part of me is impressed.