5 Things I Learned In 2 Weeks Of Being A Stay-At-Home Mom

I recently became a stay-at-home mom.

This means day in, day out with a sassy two-year-old wanna be grown up. If you ask anyone, I was the last person they would expect to fulfill this kind of domesticated role. I went back to work when my daughter was 5 weeks old and NEVER looked back.

My Monday through Friday was filled with daycare drop-off at 6:30 am, work from 7-5, daycare pickup at 5:30 and an hour-long commute home. . .which put my daughter & I at home between 6 & 6:30 pm. This gave her daddy and myself just long enough to get her dinner, get her a bath, and get her in the bed.

By that time, I had no energy left myself and would be in bed shortly after, leaving my fiancé with no time from me. For nearly two years, I thought working was helping my family, but I learned among the other things I will tell you in this article that I was only hurting myself & them. I became a woman stretched too thin. Who did I think I was? Superwoman?

Before I go on, this is not a pro stay-at-home mom article stating that every woman MUST quit their jobs today and stay at home. Every woman is different, every situation is different, and every family is different. I fully support the workin mamas out there, ya’ll rock!

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Mommy Advice: 5 Things to Remember When the Days Seem to Drag On

The Day In The Life Of A Single Mom

Every second of my day seems to drag on.

I stare at the clock on the wall watching it tick as I pray it miraculously thrusts forward so I can go home. When the time finally comes for me to pack up and get going, I’m instantly stressed.

I rush over to the nannies and pick up the kids, rush back home unpack the car of what I feel like grabbing, yet leave the rest in a complete disarray.

I unpack the kiddos and rush them inside, hoping that for a second I can breathe before I have to finish cleaning the half destroyed living room I tried to clean the night before.

I look in the kitchen, no break. There’s dishes to be done, mouths to feed and kids to love, it always seems as though when I’m home, the days are short.

This is the life I live, the life of a single mom of two.

There are things that I’ve learned on this journey. Valuable lessons that I couldn’t get from anywhere else…

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Tribute To A Real Mom : Tired, But Keeps Going

Mom

What do you see when you take a good look at this mother’s face? Her nick name is Mom, but her full name is Mom Mom Mom Mom.

Her face shows the pain of being stuck with brawling kids, a dying phone, full bladder, a cold coffee and no TV remote.

You know that curly-haired blonde toddler at the top is asking for orange juice even though the mother just sat down after doing 3 loads of laundry and baby’s father is in the kitchen.

He’s asking very politely now but in 3 minutes he’ll be crying on the floor screaming like Skye from Paw Patrol died.

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