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Being in full time job and playing home-maker is though a hard subject, it depends on how u take it.  If u enjoy doing so, u could be a most happiest person in world. 

No mom in the world thinks hard part of looking after their child and hubby, i am sure it applies to you too.  So, 1st part is over and 2nd part as career, if u are such a person seeking responsibility and trying to prove yourself socially, then u career path will be a right choice.

Hope it helps you.

I guess I have the best of both worlds. I'm a mom who works from home. I begin my workday when my daughter's starting her school day, and I stop when she comes home. However, I often feel the need to put in extra hours late at night when she's asleep, or every other weekend when she's with her father. I feel like I'm cheating my employer somehow if I don't. So, I guess the best of both words doesn't free me from guilt at all. It just means I have the flexibility to login to quickbooks at midnight if the mood strikes me, which it does a few times a week.

I am both a mom and a full time employee. Aside from that my hubby works 6 to 7 days before he is off for 2 days. My baby girl doesn't see him untill he is off, due to the distance of his work area.

However I seem to manage fine. Its not great sinds I have a job from 8am to 5pm. She goes to the babysitters before I go to work and I pick her up after work. The little time I have with her before putting her in bed I enjoy very much. She hears her daddy on the phone every night and when she is a sleep I rush off doing the house work.

BTW my babygirl is only 13 months old... so you can imagine the hassle at times.

I believe that if you really want something to work, it will work. Just stay positive and hope for the best. Everything else will come in place and they definitely happen for a reason.

So to mommies out there thinking that it's not possible.... it is I am living it.

Cheers

honestyly being a mom is harder!

No matter how the 24 hour day is sliced, once you are a mom, there are never enough hours in a day to get all the work done.  Work from the early in the morning until dropping from exhaustion late at night 7 days a week never to finish for the day.  Working or staying at home when someone else depends on you 24/7 it is not easy.  Rewarding and something not to be missed in life.  Just looking into those eyes are enough to melt your heart.  Prioritizing work and knowing what you can do will simplify life.

Being a Mom is a harder 'job' as far as stress and emotional toll (for most folks, I mean). Your job is to raise a kid and make sure that he/she comes out healthy and happy. No pressure there!

But working outside the home is more difficult on a daily basis. Just the time you waste getting ready, commuting, dropping kids off, etc. takes a major toll. Not to mention the money you spend because you likely eat out more, have to pay for child care, have to buy work clothes, transportation, etc.

There are too many instances where both partners work, when one partners income is almost exclusively devoted to the cost of working. If more people took a better look at their finances, a lot of people who are unhappy at their jobs could likely quit if they were willing to make changes to their lifestyle.

Unfortunately, that is not the case with my fiance and me. I've gone over our budget with a fine tooth comb, and I just make too much money (about $5k more than him) for me to quit and be a SAHM. Even though fully half of my income is only to propogate our work expenses, the other half is necessary to survive. And we don't even have a lot of debt - just $10k in student loans (about $150 a month payment).

When we decided to have a baby, I thought I would be fine being a working Mom. Everyone I know is, except my sister. But once I popped out that little miracle, and I realized how much joy he brings me, even when he's frustrating the heck out of me, I racked my brains to find a way to stay home. No dice. Ugh, with a capital UGH!

I solved the delema for me and my children.  At least for the time being.  I changed careers.  I became a school bus driver and I was lucky enough to "win" a bid for my youngest son's school and my children ride with me in the morning and my oldest rides a coworkers bus back to the yard.

Consider this, I no longer have to pay for day care, no longer do I have to be a part of a production team typing my fingers to the bone while my coworker talks on her cell phone, no longer do I have to be worried about the quality of care for my children and the pay is not that bad.