When you meet someone for the first time, a common ice breaker question is "what do your parents do for a living?"  I always reply, my mom is just my mom.  But in reality, she is much more than that.  She cooks (chef), cleans the house (maid), does errands (personal assistant), pays the bills (banker), and puts much of her time into volunteering.  If she did not run the house, either my family would be out a lot of money or the house would be a mess!  But she does even more than take care of the house, she gives herself and her time to help others.  My mom started a support group for parents who have children with brain tumors, co-president of the Mother's Prayer Group at school, volunteers for Habitat for Humanity house builds, on the H4H Women's build board, coordinates meals for families with members who have been sick or hurt, volunteers at class activities at school, and much much more.  It is admirable that she fills her time doing loving things for others.  In addition, I have always loved having her home with me.  Even though there were times when she was constantly in my face about something, I know that she was just trying to be a good mother and loving me with her whole heart.  For everyone who looks down upon those stay at home mothers, they need to think again because if they didn't put their time into their kids and the community, then who would?

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I was just reading an article about new moms going back to work after their maternity leave was over.  My kids are 12 & 14 now, but I remember my first days back when they were newborns.  I was a flight attendant, living in one city and commuting to another city to go to work.  I worked 3 day trips to make the commute feasible.  It was so terribly hard to leave.  I would take pictures with me, and stuffed toys that they had drooled on.  I worried, cried, called, was jealous that my husband was there every night, and thought about everything I was missing.  They were fine, and have grown into amazing pre-adults!  All the emotion just comes with the territory of being a mom.  You just have to live through it, and do the best you can with whatever situation you are in.  How does work fit into your mommy life?

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