Is it really worth to be a stay at home mom? Calculating your true value

Is it really worth to be a stay at home mom? Calculating your true value

Though most days, I wouldn’t trade what I do for the world- there are definitely times that I question why I choose to stay at home. Let’s face it, it’s not for everyone and every single moment is not wonderful. This is my second stint as a stay at home mom, my first coming after Sweet B was born. I was a different person then and I was at a different period in my life. But that’s neither here nor there. Eventually I did end up going back to work, but with Squeaker, I want to stay at home longer. Still, that leads me to wonder, is being a stay at home mom worth it? Granted, yes, I’ve gotten into blogging and we’re considering homeschooling….

Did I really fail as a mom?
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Did I really fail as a mom?

I failed as a mom Failure in life is inevitable it seems. But without failure, there would be no success. I would argue, in fact, that in order to succeed and move forward; sometimes you have to fail. Coming to terms with the fact that you’ve failed is not always easy and I am one of those people who hate to admit that they’ve failed. Perhaps that’s why the realization hit me so hard during a conversation that I had with Kyle on Christmas of 2015. This conversation started so simply as I was discussing my plans for the next three years in terms of working at home. It was during a more heated part of the conversation that I realized that I was failing…