Sigh. All good things must come to an end and so must my Fridays at home :(
As much as I love spending every other Friday at home with Molly, it's just not really working out with my new team at work. Every Friday that I have off, it is a struggle to find someone to cover my work. Well, I take that back. Someone always says they can do it, but I hate having to constantly ask favors of people. And then there always seems to be an important call that I have to take or an urgent email that I have to respond to...I end up doing at least a couple of hours work every Friday that I'm home. So I might as well get paid!
We have to pay for the full week at daycare anyway, whether Molly goes to school on Friday or not. And she loves her school so much, it's not like it will be hard for her to go for the full week. Some evenings when Jason gets to daycare to pick her up, she doesn't even want to leave, she's having so much fun.
I know these days are precious, but I'm feeling a little more secure now in my status as a working mom. When I first went back to work, I felt so guilty for leaving Molly behind. It didn't help that I kept getting comments from people (mostly men) along the lines of, "I don't know how you can do it...MY wife just couldn't stand being away from the kids..." yadda yadda yadda. It felt good to be able to say, "Well, I DO have a part time schedule."
Working mom...stay-at-home mom...I honestly don't think it matters. Molly is thriving. I get tons of quality time with her on weekends, in the mornings, in the evenings, holidays, vacation days, etc. I also get plenty of non-quality time where she's whining, being difficult, and refusing to eat her food. Regardless, she loves me. I know this. Two Fridays a month are not going to change it!
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