Comments on: Lies We’re Told As Working Mothers

By: KV GREEN HOMES CREATOR PVT. LTD

KV GREEN HOMES CREATOR PVT. LTD — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:54:23 +0000

This is awesome.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 21:41:21 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this. I just started back at work and have been struggling with the fact that it is feeling “easier” to me than other mothers I’ve spoken to. Does I miss my son everyday and is it really hard to drop him off at daycare? Yes. But do I also enjoy the time I get to spend on my career and the time during my commute reading or listening to podcasts? Yes. I think that this separation makes me a better parent and partner but it still feels like a taboo to admit this.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 22:23:08 +0000

Thank you. This is awesome. I live in a smaller, rural community where there are very few working mothers, so I didn’t have a lot of resources that could share their experience to help set my expectations. Finding posts like this can be so helpful!

By: Velvet

Velvet — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 06:10:57 +0000

I have two kids. After the birth of my eldest, I began working from home. Needless to say, I received a lot of mixed feedback from people. I was even job shamed by a few. But the worst part, is trying to balance things. It is by far by biggest challenge on a daily basis. Now that my youngest is two and a half, I finally managed to finally make some me time, although I still struggle with that. But you’re absolutely right. If you can’t meet your own needs then you can’t really cope with the constant demand to meet other people’s needs. I really enjoyed reading this and relating to it.

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:34:23 +0000

Well said. Bless you!

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:17:43 +0000

Kate – thanks so much for writing this, and for corresponding with me on DM about some of the lies I’ve run into about childcare (‘necessary evil’ vs. ‘great enabler’). These are all SO TRUE, and I especially like your point about finding your mom friends. I still struggle with finding my tribe even 10 months into motherhood, and honestly find blogs and social media contacts as a great resources of people going through similar things as me. Thanks for your honesty and non-judgmental approach to all of this!!!! <3

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:41:15 +0000

I love this! I think your comment about balance is spot on. I’ve been lucky enough to have an amazing postpartum experience and going back to work has been much easier than I expected — but, like you said, there are some days where things aren’t balanced. One day recently, I took my baby to the doctor for her routine appointment. I left a work meeting early and picked her up from her child care provider. By the time we made it to see our doc, she had peed through her diaper and puked all over me. My doctor (who we adore and is the mother of triplets…) looked at me and said, “Some days you’ve got it, some days you don’t.” I think remembering that we don’t have to have it together at all times is liberating and helpful.

Thanks for your candor in sharing your experiences as a working mother!