I totally planned to take this entire week off. I had a dentist appointment and a Mother's Day brunch, S's 4 month appointment, lunch with a friend and dinner with another. Well, then I got an e-mail asking me to work every day this week. Ugh. It was a request straight from a principal at the school I want to work at next year so I just couldn't say no. So now I'm working ALL week (except Tuesday).
Anyway, up until this point I have only worked a day or two and each week and I've loved getting out of the house and being back to teaching. I love my little S but it has not bothered me to leave her because I know she's being taken care of. But last night when I said I'd work this week, I was hit with a little twinge of sadness, realizing I'd be missing 24 hours of S time!! 24 hours seems like FOREVER in the life of a baby. I'll even have to miss her 4 month check up.
I don't regret my decision and I'm excited about the possibility of working full time next year, but I definitely will miss my little darling as the hours keep adding up. I'm reminded of a friend who once told me that you can be a great working mom or a crappy working mom or you can be a great stay-at-home mom or a crappy stay-at-home mom. If you are going to work, you can't feel guilty for it. Just make sure that you make the best of the time you do have at home.
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