A Fax Came Through At My Job A Few Weeks Ago And Although I Didn't Meet All The Requirements For The Position I Thought I'd Give It A Try Anyway. I Thought On It, Prayed About It, Even Went As Far As Asking My Regional Loss Prevention Manager If He Thought I Should Give It A Shot. He Said I Wouldn't Know Unless I Tried. But After A Few More Days Of Deliberation I Just Couldn't Bring Myself To Put In The Application. Carlos And I Had Just Found Out We Are Expecting And This Amazing News Just Kept Poking Holes In The Idea Of Pursuing That Job. The Position Would Have Required Frequent Travel Between Three States To Over See Loss Prevention For A New District. The Training Would End And The Travel Would Start Just A Bit After Little Newton(s) Are Born. The Idea Of Being Away From Our Newborn For Several Days At A Time Just Weeks After Coming Home Just Didn't Sit Well With Me. The Idea Of Leaving A Newborn With A Babysitter Or In A DayCare Just Doesn't Appeal To Me At The Moment Either. (However That Baby Isn't Here Yet So This Idea Is Subject To Change). But With The Current Mind Set The Only Other Option Would Be To Take On The Stay At Home Mom Challenge. Now I'm Well Aware That Many Stay At Home Moms Work From Home and That Sounds A Little More My Speed. However, That Means I'd Have To Find A Legit Form Of Work That Would Fit Into My Routine Of Dishing Out New Diapers And Sweeping Up Cheerios.
*Enters Carlos After A Hard Day At Work*
He Looks So Tired, He's Covered In Dirt, And He Has To Kick Off His Heavy Work Boots At The Door. He Gives Me A Smile And Tells Me For The Zillionth Time Not To Hug Him Cuz He's Sweating And He Stinks. (I Don't Get Why He Doesn't Understand That I Don't Care...I'm Just Happy He's Home). I Look At Him And I Wonder Where I Ever Got The Idea Of Leaving The Work Force. He Works SOOOOOOOOOOOO Hard To Keep Food On The Table And A Roof Over Our Heads. He'd Be Gone From Sunrise To Sunset If I Just Stopped Working. He'd Never Complain To Me Though. He'd Just Come Home, Kick Off His Boots, Kiss Me, And Sleep For A Few Hours. Needless To Say Not Working Just Doesn't Seem Like An Option For Me, At Least Not If I Ever Want To See My Husband Again.
This Train Of Thought Got Me To Wondering About What Other New Moms Decided To Do. What Option Did You Go With? Are There More Options? Did You Go Through More Than One Of These Options As Your Kids Got Older? Was This An Easy Or Hard Decision Between Your And Spouse? Are Any Of You Currently In This Position?
Please Lovely Ladies Let Me Know Your Thoughts
(Please Be Respectful Of The Options You DIDN'T Choose. Other Wonderful Mommies May Have Picked A Different Option Than You)
ps. Oh! Baby Newton Has Reached 7 Weeks :)
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