Are you a stay-at-home-mom? Do you work outside the home? Do you work from home? Part-time? Full-time? Still trying to figure it out before your toddler wakes up?
Whatever you do, you’re a rock star. And I think you can relate to this mom who wrote in to my Ask Mom OnlineRI column with a dilemma that many mothers face: Should you quit your job? Look for another one?
And, how do we balance it all?
Please find my two cents here.
Venting Sessions 
Love this answer! It’s not an easy, or “right” choice for anyone- I didn’t go back, as expected, because of Addie’s needs at home- but I would not change being home now for all the money in the world (or the extra $300 a month we would have after daycare expense!).
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Chelley … thank you! You are doing exactly what you need to be doing for your sweet girl. You are a wonderful mother!
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Your advice is sound, intelligent and asks all the right questions. I worked as a teacher for 30 years, balancing my family and my career and sometimes overwhelmed and under unthinkable stress. I loved my job and it certainly increased my family’s income and made things possible that otherwise would be impossible… but there were days that I’d cry all the way to school. Having summers off and school vacations were life-savers for me, but leaving sick children home with a sitter or not chaperoning a field trip took their toll. I think your advice of assessing all aspects of life and work possibilities is perfect. There are happy mediums, especially now with the possible options of working from home. All of this takes time and patience and hard work and thought to figure out, but you draw a nice outline from which to work. Well done, Jackie!
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Thank you so much, Sharon. You are a rock star! I don’t know how you did it! Thank you for your insight, your support and your kind words.
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