The Family Career Woman

Today I'm just going to let my hair down a little. I'm going to talk about the relationship that I have with my son. He's going to be 1 years old in May and I'm still stumped about what to do for him. I'm going to talk about the issue that I have been having lately with people running their mouths about how I spoil my son. As a mother it is instinct to be protective of your children, regardless of what others may believe. Yes that's what daddy is there for, and I do trust that my husband does an excellent job. As a mother though my job is to love and nurture my son as I do all of my other children. So when people see how affectionate I am with my son and how much I tend to him they have a problem with his attachment to me. In my mind I'm doing the right thing. My son feels loved by both of his parents and his big sister, and no one is hindering him from growing up. To me I'd only be spoiling him if I never let him grow up. One day my boy is going to be...

Sometimes as a wife, mother, minister and whatever else you consider yourself to be you forget to keep it simple. From day to day you hustle and it seems more complicated with every day to focus on things in a simplified manner.  In the past few months I've taught myself to go with my first mind, and to keep it simple. Most things I panic over are for naught. And when I panic I don't think things through. So in the past few months even though I also applied for jobs, I've just been feeling in my heart that maybe I should also dedicate time to my business. Yeah I can work small jobs to fund my business, but doing all that work on a job and then preparing nothing is nuts. Then if I'm still waiting for a job just sitting around doing nothing while I wait is just stupid right? I mean if I have plans to move forward I should put some work in while I wait, only doing what I can. This way when is time to step into that full time I won't be going through any preparation t...

Unfortunately I speak for most women with children when I say we have been counted out for the mere fact that we have a family. Getting a job these days when you have a family is almost impossible. I can imagine the hardships of the single mother on a day to day basis because I myself was a single mother for a time before I was married. However I was taken care of with assistance and paying bills with it just to stay home with my infant-toddler at that time. When I say we have been counted out, an example of what I mean is asking for a job so specific as to fit your children's lives into your time for your career. My daughter goes to school from 8:30-3pm which would imply that whatever job I get would also have to be part-time, in the mornings, and I absolutely must get off at 2:30. My husband works nights and I'm not about to let my 6 month old son, and 3 year old daughter spend the night at someone else's house while me and husband work nights. I don't know about yo...