Ok, so I am going to confess a few things today. I have been excited about the possibility of going back to work but I have also been terrified. This is a completely terrifying adventure, I have been out of the workforce raising my children for the past thirteen years. Many things have changed since I worked and I am feeling a little overwhelmed.
I have always questioned if I have made the right decisions raising my children and I guess all parents have similar questions. Should I stay home and raise my kids? Can we afford for me to stay home with the kids? These are all the questions my hubby and I asked before I decided to stay home. I do not regret my decision to stay home with my kids, I feel very blessed that I was able to stay home with the boys. I went back to work too early after Sprat was born but he went to work with me. He stayed with me for the first eight months of his life and then he went to an in home daycare. There are little things I regret about sending Sprat to daycare, I regret that he had to go at only eight months old and that I missed out on some of his milestones. Both the boys went to preschool and that I do not regret, it got them used to being around other kids and learning how to follow the rules. I also believe my kids benefited from being around other adults and learning how to get along with different people.
With all of that out I will share my biggest fear. What if I cannot cut it with this new job? I am a little depressed because I am not at home as much with the boys. I want to be a good example for the boys. I want them to know that it is ok if when they get married their wife wants to stay home after they have kids or if she wants to go back to work after having kids. It is a personal choice for each family and no two families are alike. There is no one answer to fit everyone.
Stay tuned as we make this transition.
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