HenHen25

JerkStore213

And other SAHMs... you guys totally did not make me feel guilty at all. I didn't mean it like that in my post in that other thread. I just meant as a working mom, that's the thing that nags you in the back of your mind. That constant guilt over the fact that you'll never get their baby and childhood back.

I just quoted you because you said it so perfectly. I really didn't mean that what you said was bad or that it made me feel bad! No worries at all!

Molluskwrangler

On the other side, I feel guilty for not bringing in an income, for wasting my expensive education, for walking away from a career I loved. Granted my back took me out of most of that, BUT it would be the same situation even if I was fine. H makes enough, plus his benefits that it would be silly for me to work to pay for day care.

Guilt for everyone!!

JerkStore213

Molluskwrangler:

On the other side, I feel guilty for not bringing in an income, for wasting my expensive education, for walking away from a career I loved. Granted my back took me out of most of that, BUT it would be the same situation even if I was fine. H makes enough, plus his benefits that it would be silly for me to work to pay for day care.

Guilt for everyone!!

Yes! That's really what i meant with my post. That it's a double edged sword, so it's too personal of an issue to even offer any advice. No matter what you do, there's always going to be a "what if?"

HenHen25

No worries. Guilt all around is right...that's why we have wine!

JerkStore213

I'm still BFing. MORE GUILT! Hahaha! It's never gonna go away is it? I should just get used to living with a giant guilt cloud over my head shouldn't I?

 

Molluskwrangler

JerkStore213:

I'm still BFing. MORE GUILT! Hahaha! It's never gonna go away is it? I should just get used to living with a giant guilt cloud over my head shouldn't I?

 

I'm pretty sure the Eeyore is in fact a mom and that cloud is just guilt.