~I just read an article entitled 'EVERY MOTHERS DILEMMA' in http://www.oprah.com it's actually a debate or a discussion about stay-at-home moms vs working moms. I am a working mom and really it's not a walk in the park. Like most working moms I feel guilty about not always being there for Euan or sometimes being too tired and losing my patience easily when Euan is making arte or having unexpected tantrums. I would sometimes dream of being just a stay at home mom taking note of Euan's development and being there when he's having a not so good day. I actually have a slight flexible sched since I worked from 12 am till 9 am. I'm home at around 9:45 am and have weekends off. But then with the demands from work and the chores I still have to do when I get home I too get cranky and sometimes the sense of not being able to do it all and the feeling of not having a ME times gets so overwhelming. I thank God though that I have a very supportive family who helps me go through it all. The article help me evaluate myself as a mom and it helped me realized that I just can't do it all and that it's okay.

'Oprah agrees that women shouldn't feel guilty for making decisions that are right for their family—and that society's idea of being the perfect parent and "having it all" aren't realistic. "That's a part of our indoctrination of our culture that we're suppose to make the bacon, bring it home, fry it in the pan, get the kids ready and then strip for your man at the end of the day," Oprah says. "I say you can have it all. You just can't have it all at the same time'


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