Working moms vs. stay-at-home moms is today’s subject. In my own personal life, I have been both a professional and a stay-at-home mom. Days after my son was born I planned on working but suddenly my husband, then 327 Infantry soldier, was sent to Kosovo for 6 months. We decided it was best that I stayed home during that time. When John came back, I did online college to get AS in fitness/nutrition degree with honors but after graduation, we moved eight times in the next eight years in three different states. We moved to SC in 2004, which is when I got my job at Bosch doing assembly work and going to school at night for a year getting AS in auto mechanics with 4.0 GPA. The degree was required to get higher position at work. I worked mostly 12-hour days 7 days a week on third shift. I only got one day off per month for several years except the three months in 2006 I worked 2-3 day, 12 hour weekend shift lifting heavy fuel pumps into machines for fuel leak testing. Oct. 2006 after 10 months living in huge house we had built, I got injured and had to undergo physical therapy three days per week for several weeks. I could no longer perform my duties at work and my son was just being diagnosed with ADHD, put on medication, and sent home an hour after he arrived to school every day. At this time, I also got my first book published with a major publishing company so I decided to leave my job to concentrate on my son and writing career. John worked full-time 8-hour job so he was able to help when I needed it. We moved a couple more times. We bought house we have now Dec. 17, 2007. My son became very sick and had major medical problems from side effects on Adderall so I had him taken off meds. My son was shuffled to three elementary schools each saying he could not go to school without meds so I decided to home school him. Not wanting to be a typical stay-at-home mom, I decided to pursue college degree. I got my BS and MS in psychology both with honors and joined several college clubs. College was all online so I could be home with my son. My husband left Jan. 2, 1996 for Iraq and Kuwait for ten months as contractor. Today my son is normal, healthy teenager, I am looking for career outside home, and my husband works 8-12 hour days getting most weekends off. I had planned to work my entire marriage but God had other plans for my life. My son did great whether my husband was overseas or at home, even though he is daddy’s boy. Kids adjust to their environment whether one parent is around or two. Because of my experiences, I am a much stronger, highly educated, independent woman, and a much better mom.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:08:47 +0000
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