tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post7223957922020380267..comments2024-03-28T18:23:12.898-04:00Comments on Slaying, Blogging, Whatever...: Epiphany with a side of GuiltDelennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12567889031642608101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-31083412654627832112009-07-23T21:19:22.537-04:002009-07-23T21:19:22.537-04:00I would say the good thing is that you were able t...I would say the good thing is that you were able to discover that being a SAHM isn't exactly what you thought it would be. I work part time. I know i couldn't be a full time SAHM. Maybe there is a way for you to find a happy medium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-2258665059117165282009-07-23T16:41:58.222-04:002009-07-23T16:41:58.222-04:00Oh, the guilt is there for me, too. I don;t think...Oh, the guilt is there for me, too. I don;t think I could really be a SAHM. It's just not who I am. The time you got to spend with your two sounds really nice, though.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149755334990646369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-53945335838809099422009-07-22T23:39:58.381-04:002009-07-22T23:39:58.381-04:00There is always something to feel guilty for. You...There is always something to feel guilty for. You enjoyed your time. There is no reason for guilt. Do what you do and enjoy your lifeAwkwardMomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854477296635420810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-79708192577384231492009-07-22T22:56:52.027-04:002009-07-22T22:56:52.027-04:00I feel like all the time I have spent with JAG has...I feel like all the time I have spent with JAG has been so rewarding, yet I really want to have "me" time again at my job. I know that first week or so of transition will be rough.<br /><br />I truly feel, though, that without the financial benefit from working (even minus daycare tuition) I might opt to be a SAHM.docgrumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13207314370613079237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-67343580740007528992009-07-22T15:16:52.058-04:002009-07-22T15:16:52.058-04:00I am always feel guilt, i am alawys in a hurry, ee...I am always feel guilt, i am alawys in a hurry, eevn on weekends... I loved what you said: 'I got to look at them with non-hurried eyes" I glad that you had this time with them, but i am glad you have a job again!Cibelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361386515177047271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-38014485027839361002009-07-22T14:49:40.763-04:002009-07-22T14:49:40.763-04:00There's always the guilt. I'm glad you'...There's always the guilt. I'm glad you've enjoyed the extra time though.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210823139583056706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079611.post-66435967459664039812009-07-22T10:18:13.144-04:002009-07-22T10:18:13.144-04:00You know that I struggle sometimes with the guilt,...You know that I struggle sometimes with the guilt, too. Because it seems like the time I get to spend home with O goes by SO quickly.<br /><br />The good news is that you DID get time to have with Michael and Willow this summer. Un-hurried time (I like that description, btw. A LOT.) where you got to do things that you WANTED to do with them. That's great news. <br /><br />And of course there's good and bad to everything. The financial security of having a job? Good. The intellectual fulfillment of having a job you enjoy most of the time? Good. The feeling of having to sort of cram quality time in sometimes? Bad. <br /><br />Et cetera.<br /><br />I think looking at it like you are - getting back to "normal" with an appreciation for the past 4 months - is a good way to approach it. I expect it won't take all that long before you're all adjusted to the new normal.<br /><br />xxxSerenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765237663006604157noreply@blogger.com