Re: do i have to?
pumpkin, its totally manageable. It gets hard… but is manageable..
i had a career for about 6 years before i had bubz.. i went on one year maternity leave… had the bestest time (but did go insane a bit) and then i came back to work… i was doing part-time for awhile (4 days a week) and now im full-time… but Inshallah i’ll go to either 4 or 3 days next year again..
As for cooking and cleaning… we manage that considerable well too. We cook on the weekend, and store the food. There is only 3 of us, so one dish generally lasts like 3 days in our place… the cleaning happens every weekend.. takes about an hour.. that time hubby (or whoever is not doing the cleaning) will take bubz out to the park and spend some quality time with her… it doesnt take too long neways.. our weekends and weeknights are completely dedicated to bubz… and we TRY to the cooking while she’s asleep so we give her as much time as we can..
It does get hard… u do get really exhausted.. but thats why u need about 20-30min to yourself each day just to zone out and relax..
I’ve seen my mum doing this since i was 6 (since we moved away from Pak) and to be honest, my parents have ALWAYS been there for us… and its a two way thing.. kids need to be there for their parents.. they need to let their parents know that they need their time… we did. And Inshallah i hope, my kids and we have the same attitude.
Inshallah all will be ok :k:
p.s part-time though is a lot easier.. 5 days of work can really bog u down..