tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post5891999920444907048..comments2023-10-31T05:22:25.622-04:00Comments on Shell In Your Pocket: Be HereShell in your Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11942896369222883929noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-89168178967174337992011-01-20T10:44:45.850-05:002011-01-20T10:44:45.850-05:00Oh...wow. I'm a SAHM, with a four year old and...Oh...wow. I'm a SAHM, with a four year old and a two year old. Life's "busy", and you're right...it's a job. I also teach a few hours of piano lessons each week. <br /><br />I am not sure what I will do when the kids are back in school. We've never considered living on two incomes...but my husband has mentioned (joked?) several times that once the kids don't need me HERE all the time, I should get a job at Pottery Barn. We hear employees get a great discount. ;-) <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by LoLo Life!!LunaMoonbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-29089822962773893032011-01-19T15:29:55.187-05:002011-01-19T15:29:55.187-05:00My mom happened upon your blog and directed me her...My mom happened upon your blog and directed me here, telling me that you expressed some of the very same sentiments she carries in her heart. As I've become a mother I have been blessed to stay home with my own four children. I often think back on my own mother and am grateful for the sacrifices she and my father made in order for her to be home with all 6 of us. And we didn't make it easy on her. Debbie, thank you for touching her heart, and for also touching mine.Joanna Taylorhttp://www.creatingbetterhabits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-71738262854943841862011-01-19T13:23:13.799-05:002011-01-19T13:23:13.799-05:00Now that Brittany if off at college and Abby is an...Now that Brittany if off at college and Abby is an 8th grade, I struggle with whether or not the time has come for me to enter back into the work force. HOWEVER, with my being home, I'm still available to take Abby to dental and doctor's appointments, I can be here to take care of her when she's sick...I'm simply HERE whenever the need arises. I think that brings GREAT comfort to kids these days, regardless of how old they become. They never grow out of needing their mom. So, we've made the decision that home is where I will continue to be. I wouldn't have it any other way.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114076859455081016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-57985627758569408022011-01-19T07:33:21.580-05:002011-01-19T07:33:21.580-05:00I also think a lot about this issue. I'm curr...I also think a lot about this issue. I'm currently a sahm and sometimes I think it'd be nice to enter the workforce....however I feel very strongly about being there for my girls when they need me. It'd be ideal if I could end up with a part-time job at the girls' school but that isn't likely to happen. Some days I'd love to have a tiny bit of income to spend on fun, frivolous stuff. <br />Good luck!Astrid in Bristling Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574975463738519560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-32340027522944707252011-01-19T00:43:15.896-05:002011-01-19T00:43:15.896-05:00Being a stay at home mom is a wonderful thing. Eve...Being a stay at home mom is a wonderful thing. Even when the kids are all in school it is important for you to be home when they get there.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-59214693278722156742011-01-18T22:43:16.468-05:002011-01-18T22:43:16.468-05:00I love this post. I agree - it is a sacrifice. A...I love this post. I agree - it is a sacrifice. And for me, it's a sacrifice that we will make long after all the kids are in school all day. Because you never know when your child will get sick and need you home. And, IMO, they need you home more when they are older (but they wont admit it!).Amanda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662814069840360787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-68327444716935497782011-01-18T20:29:36.272-05:002011-01-18T20:29:36.272-05:00This was a sacrifice I'd make all over again g...This was a sacrifice I'd make all over again given the chance. I am so glad I was home with the kids, and able to volunteer up at school for everything that I did. I, however, have also been privileged to work from home and although the money's not great, it's still something. We figure vacations will return for us after we pay college tuition - and that's okay with me.<br /><br />Beautiful post!Dot Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987504223521552430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254550752888160063.post-13983402181192102562011-01-18T20:26:39.127-05:002011-01-18T20:26:39.127-05:00I thought this was very thoughtful-
I never though...I thought this was very thoughtful-<br />I never thought I would go back to work, because I feel so strongly about being a stay at home mom.<br />(It was one of the first conversations Tin Man and I had about kids-and we agreed on it-)<br />However, as you know, I went back to work this year after a 10 year break. The ONLY way this has worked for me is that I am with my kids at their school. We are spending more time together than ever, and I am thankful this is the way it worked out. I think I would not be at all happy working--but I fell into the most perfect situation, sometimes I can't believe it...<br />I agree, "Be Here". That is the best thing we can do for our kids-Ruby Red Slippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621982878908986308noreply@blogger.com