Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Are You A Stay At Home Mom?

Your children are your top priority. Your investment in them is total.

You feel strongly that you're doing a job only you can do. And the reward?

Priceless.

Perhaps you gave up a good salary to stay at home after your child was born. Or maybe you stopped a successful career dead in its tracks to be there for your kids. Or did you set aside personal pursuits and long-held dreams for the sake of the family? Whatever the reason or the motivation, the choice to become the primary caregiver was one you gladly made.

Now the things you do during the day have a different value for you. The sense of empowerment you feel comes not from the amount printed on a pay stub, but from being actively involved with your children... which could range from creative playtime with an active toddler, to the comforting of a crying baby, to the excitement of volunteering in your child's classroom, to the teaching of life skills (and patience) in the supermarket, to critiquing television shows with your teenaged children!

You know that you are making a worthwhile "kid investment" - molding a character, teaching humor, developing love and trust, cementing a strong value system. Your contribution to the family is immeasurable.

But this important time-and-effort investment of yours comes with its own set of challenges...

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