http://blogchicks.com.au/i-choose-my-choice-too/ Networking for Australian Women Bloggers Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:44:01 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogchicks.com.au/i-choose-my-choice-too/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Naomi Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:42:33 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=171#comment-287 I went through a similar issue after my first child was born, and with changes in the office at the time along with the changes in myself I made the decision to become a SAHM. It was hard for me. I hated seeing how people's eyes would glaze over when they realised that I was 'just' a mum, hated trying to answer the bemused "but what do you DO all day?" (because, you know, the baby is just fine looking after himself!). I was sure the decision was the right one for my family, but I still felt the expectation from many people that if I wasn't doing it all, I wasn't doing enough. Thankfully, the people close to me, my family and friends, regardless of their 'work' status were all accepting and supportive and I eventually got over my own feelings of inadequacy. I went through a similar issue after my first child was born, and with changes in the office at the time along with the changes in myself I made the decision to become a SAHM. It was hard for me. I hated seeing how people’s eyes would glaze over when they realised that I was ‘just’ a mum, hated trying to answer the bemused “but what do you DO all day?” (because, you know, the baby is just fine looking after himself!).
I was sure the decision was the right one for my family, but I still felt the expectation from many people that if I wasn’t doing it all, I wasn’t doing enough. Thankfully, the people close to me, my family and friends, regardless of their ‘work’ status were all accepting and supportive and I eventually got over my own feelings of inadequacy.

]]> http://blogchicks.com.au/i-choose-my-choice-too/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Marilyn Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:00:53 +0000 http://blogchicks.com.au/?p=171#comment-281 Lovely, considered post around a sensitive issue Christie, thank you, and thanks Leigh too for sharing it here. Lovely, considered post around a sensitive issue Christie, thank you, and thanks Leigh too for sharing it here.

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