Being a stay-at-home mom is wonderful.
Being there when the kids wake up and also being there to
snuggle and read bedtime stories is a feeling of blessedness.
The mom (or dad) at home arrangement has many benefits. We
all know what they are, but it also can have many drawbacks.
Some of those would
be a tighter budget, loneliness and probably one of the most troubling is the
feeling of lowered self-esteem.
Many stay-at-home moms and even moms who work outside the
home may have given up their dreams for their families.
They often have given up fulfilling careers that may even
pay better and have more job satisfaction.
They may also have given up the
dream of further education and pursuing a specific career.
It is common to find that women feel their very identity gets
lost, especially if the woman ties a lot of her identity to what she did in her
career. I know I did.
While it’s been touted many times that if a mother was to get
paid for all the “jobs” she did, it would be well over $100,000 or even incalculable,
those statements fall flat when the realities of life are staring back at us.
It can be easy for a mom to get lost in the day to day grind
of diapers, dishes, laundry and all the endless chores.
Some women continue with their career and some women don’t.
No mommy wars will be raged in this article, I assure you.
But whatever the path a mother chooses, there always seems
to be huge sacrifices she has to make and that is simply not fair. Either choice can cause a sense of low self esteem, depression and loneliness.
I see both sides because I have been both a working mother
and a stay-at-home mother and I’ve cried over the sacrifices I’ve made in both.
I've cried when I had to leave my baby to go to work and I've cried at missing seeing a paycheck with my name on it and the feeling of accomplishment I got from my work.
I thought - you cannot win. Either way feels like a loss.
One day years ago while I was complaining about all this to
another mom, a woman who actually was able to merge both worlds of working and raising her 5 children successfully asked
me questions that changed my life.
She asked, “Have you ever considered doing
what I do? Have you ever wanted to have your own business?”
I halted mid complaint and thought, “Well, maybe. I mean who
wouldn’t want to be their own boss, make a lot of money and still stay home
with the kids?”
Is that even possible?
Then she began to show me what she did and how she did it.
She painted a picture for me and I could see myself in it. Slowly at first, then more clearly.
I actually saw, “me”.
I saw me not being so lonely, so isolated, so lost in being
a mom, which I loved being so dearly, but felt I lost me in the process.
I saw me accomplishing my dreams, making my own money again
and making a difference in the lives of others, all while still being there for
my family.
Maybe you’re there.
Maybe you’ve been tearing up a bit as you read this because
it describes you.
Do you feel you’ve lost, “you”?
Do you feel all you do is work, both in the home and out
taking care of others?
Do you feel you are just treading water, barely keeping
afloat?
Do you miss making your own money, or more money?
Do you feel unfulfilled and your talents are going to waste?
Then I will ask you the same question that someone was kind
enough to ask me, “Have you ever wanted to have your own business?”
If the answer is yes, even a weak yes full of doubts and trepidation, then why don’t you take a leap of faith and learn more about it?
I know it’s scary contacting someone you don’t know and
leaving your info to have someone contact you, but I assure you we have a
legitimate business you can check out and check up on to verify what we say is
true.
If you feel the time is right, check out our website here: WhyShaklee
and then click the “Contact Me” tab up at the top of the website’s
page and ask to set up a phone interview to evaluate our business plan and see
if it might be a fit for you.
There’s no obligation and we don’t automatically add you to
any lists or share your information.
We just offer a welcome option to moms who
may feel there’s something missing in their life.
I promise you we are real moms who run their own businesses helping other moms just like someone helped us.
Watch this short video of moms who understand about
isolation that moms feel sometimes and how they feel about having a business that
helps others.
Then check our company out and let us know if you would like to
learn more.
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