Life of a working mom....

The end is in sight and my vacation at home with my 3 boys is about to come to a screeching hault once again.  Sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice with building my career instead of staying at home.  I spent many years teaching only part time but I never stopped working to be at home full time with my boys.  I overheard two stay at home moms chatting and one said that she feels sorry for the kids that have to have both parents working while daycare is raising them.  Newsflash, I could stay home but I choose to have a career. Then in the next sentence she stated how she can hardly get anything done now that the kids are home from school for the summer.  This also made me chuckle as I have been able to get more done now that I DO have time off (5 weeks to be exact).  We have been able to have play dates at the park, baseball games, bike rides, water balloon fights as well as organizing & deep cleaning my house, trying out new recipes and finally getting to work out AFTER 5am.  I guess it's just how you prioritize your time.  I rolled my eyes as I continued to listen to them complain about the out of town business trips their husbands have to take to how tired they are from doing it all.  The reality is as a working mom I do, do it all!  From coaching to work meetings to cooking dinners every night for my family.  And as much as I sometimes wonder if I made the right choice I know that in my heart I did.  I have taught my children to work hard and follow their dreams.  I am a better mom because I am a working mom.  I work hard to provide my kids with the best life that I can.  My kids are well rounded, smart and well behaved because I raised them with high expectations and standards.  My kids can socialize and interact with adults because they have had the opportunity to be in a school/daycare that helps reinforce our values as their parents. I believe that every woman has the right to choose to stay at home or build their career.  I was lucky enough to marry a man who supported me on either path that I picked.  Instead of looking down on women who choose to work and talking negatively about them we should be lifting one another up.  I respect the mom who wants to stay at home but I was offended by the two moms who kept making judgments against women who choose something different!