{"id":2293,"date":"2013-06-13T08:46:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T12:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2013-11-15T22:03:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T03:03:03","slug":"will-my-kids-be-proud-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/will-my-kids-be-proud-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Will my kids be proud of me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I was leaving a car shop the other day, I thought to myself about the man who just fixed my car.\u00a0 I got to know a little about him during my drop-off.\u00a0 I know he has two daughters, and is a hard working man.\u00a0 I honestly\u00a0had one of the best customer service experiences ever.\u00a0 This man was intelligent, kind, and he exhibited skills that would be attributed to that of\u00a0a highly effective leader.\u00a0 Yet, he isn’t\u00a0a CEO of a conglomerate, or a manager at a bank.\u00a0 He’s a man working as hard as he can every day at a job that although may not be looked-down upon, is not one that’s often celebrated.\u00a0 I wondered if his daughters knew how amazing their dad is at their job.\u00a0 I wondered if they\u00a0were proud of him.<\/p>\n

And that\u00a0got me thinking… I wonder if my sons are proud of me.\u00a0 Yes, I’m getting ahead of myself.\u00a0 I guess they’re too young right now to think on that level (my oldest is not even 3 yet, and the other is a newborn), but it won’t be long before they will start asking questions about “what I do” and learning about\u00a0other grownups’\u00a0jobs.<\/p>\n

I’m a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM).\u00a0 I became one once my son was born.\u00a0 I gave-up<\/del> left my well-paying, great-benefits jobs as a manager at one of the big four accounting firms to be a SAHM.\u00a0 I have a bachelors of Business Administration degree and I completed my MBA only a year before becoming a SAHM.\u00a0 Basically, I’m the most underpaid, well-educated person I know.\u00a0 BUT… the choice was mine.\u00a0 No one asked me to be a SAHM, no one twisted my arm.\u00a0 I\u00a0WANT to be the CEO of my kids (or rather, have them boss me around). I\u00a0WANT to teach and mold their young minds.\u00a0 I\u00a0WANT to be the one that takes them to the park, the library, and\u00a0to art and music classes.\u00a0 I\u00a0WANT to be the one that knows all of the “in” kid songs like “sticky sticky bubble gum” and “sleeping bunnies”.\u00a0 And so, here I am.<\/p>\n

I’m not questioning my decision to be a SAHM, but rather, I’m wondering if my kids will be proud of my decision.\u00a0 Our society places so much emphasize on careers; especially for women.\u00a0\u00a0The news is full of successful working women making headlines such as Yahoo’s CEO\u00a0Marissa Mayer <\/a>and Facebook’s second in command\u00a0Sheryl Sandberg<\/a>.\u00a0 And with good reason.\u00a0 Our mothers and grandmothers have fought hard for women rights, and look how far we’ve come (even though there’s still a long way to go in women equality, but that’s not what this post is about).<\/p>\n

When my kids ask me what my\u00a0job is, and I\u00a0proudly and happily respond back and say “my job is to stay home with you”, will they look back at me and smile?\u00a0 Will they look back at me with their head tilted to the side with a blank stare on their face? or will they ask me “no… I mean, what is your job?” indicating that my answer was not what they were\u00a0looking for.<\/p>\n

I hope that by becoming a stay at home mom I can instill a sense of self-worth in my own children.\u00a0 That I can teach them that I’m just as important to society even though I don’t make an income.\u00a0 I hope that by staying at home with them they learn that “work” comes in various forms. I hope that one day, they will become better fathers and husbands because of it.\"proud<\/a><\/p>\n

I have no problem explaining to them the many benefits of having their mom stay home with them, and the fact that the choice was mine and that I love every single second of my day at home with them.\u00a0 I just hope that they understand.\u00a0 Whether or not they agree with me, I guess I just hope that they will be proud of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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