My current, and so far, longest job I hold pays nothing but reaps some of the greatest benefits. It requires long hours. Sometimes I must work all three shifts and I am always on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You see, I am a professional mother. It is not only what I do for a living, but it is also who I am. There are many costs, but there are even more rewards.
Raising children is difficult, frustrating and sometimes heart-breaking, and comes with no dental coverage or 401K plan. The financial cost of child-rearing is enormous, but oftentimes it is the cost of my sanity that seems the most unbearable. As a mother, it is easy to lose one’s identity as the whole psyche is immersed in nursery rhymes, Sesam
I had my children when I was very young so I missed out on doing all the things other people who were my age did. I gave up going to college and having a career. I had to put my dreams and goals on hold until my children were older.
e Street, the constant wiping of runny noses, and cleaning of sticky hands.