For all the married working ladies

cute_ainee · February 7, 2012, 3:09pm

Re: For all the married working ladies

I work full time (12-14 hours/day x 4-5 days/wk). I choose to work. I also have a 5.5 month old baby.

is my life better as compared to housewives? … I really don’t know. “better” is such a relative term. I will say though that amongst my circle of acquaintances, all of the married women are exclusive homemakers and each and everyone of them has approached me and advised me not to stop working. Don’t ask me why … I don’t know why they said so and I didn’t bother asking as their reasoning for working/not working would be pretty irrelevant to me.
why do I work? … I work because I enjoy it. I make a difference in peoples lives, it gives me complete financial independence, tremendous intellectual stimulation and really helps hone my multitasking skills.
My work is not just a job … its my career .. Its something I’ve worked towards for 26 years.
contrary to the popular beliefs on GS … I’m not a terrible mother … my child is not neglected, nor is she being raised by strangers. Infact, I have not used babysitting services even a single day … not even with grandma/aunt … how? … I work almost exclusively at night when baby is under her fathers watch and we switch in morning.
Contrary also to popular belief on GS .. I’m not a terrible housekeeper/homemaker. My home is spotless (without help of professional cleaning services), I cook fresh food 5 out of the 7 days of week and maintain a fairly decent social life.
contrary also to popoular belief on GS … I’m not a terrible, absentee wife. I know all and every detail of my husbands life. his friends/coworkers. we talk all the time. we shop together, eat together and well … have managed to produce a kid within one year of marriage … so the bedroom aint suffering either.

and as you all can see …I STILL have time left over to putter around GS! … I did say my multitasking skills are good!

MASHALLAH…u really really inspired me