Welcome to our series, Motherhood: More than Meets the Eye, where until December 18th eight bloggers explore what the world of motherhood truly looks like and how even though each unique, we’re all on a mission! Please join us!
Let’s face it: not everyone can understand the choice women make to stay home with their children. Some can’t imagine life without heels and a briefcase. Others feel more complete when they’re behind a desk or negotiating multi-million-dollar deals.
Then there are those of us who, in ways we can’t always understand ourselves, like the cozy comforts of home and gladly trade in blazers and button-downs for Corduroy…the book. It may not be an easy choice, but it’s ours to make, and with a quiver of children in tow all screaming for “mommy”, it seems to make sense.
But what happens after the noses are wiped and kids go to school? Is staying home still a reasonable choice for women? Should mothers dig out the blazers and button-downs and resurrect their corporate identity? Does it go without saying that women should go back to work full-time when their children are no longer home? And if not…are we really okay with that?
In today’s post, The Unofficial Homeschooler discusses some of the emotions that surround the choice mothers must make after the coop is flown, and explains why staying home is still the best choice for her family. Please join Jane Graham HERE to continue reading…
Today’s post is written by Jane Graham of The Unofficial Homeschooler and Girl Meets Paper.
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