Having a difficult time on deciding whether to return to the workforce or continue being a SAHM

Brandy - posted on 11/16/2009

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I am a full-time Mom and Business Owner working from my home. We are expanding our business and I am currently looking for motivated, hard-working women that are willing to learn and enjoy working with great people.



I have three beautiful children, ages 6, 4 and 1. Before I started my own business, I worked 9-5 as an Education Specialist for a Computer Software Company in the corporate world. I am now living the ultimate dream of flexibility and independence through working from home and am currently on track to make six figures this year with our team. This has been the best thing I've ever done for my family and I absolutely love what we do.



We offer full training and a great support system to the women we work with and I can help show you how it really is possible for you to make a substantial income from home on a part-time schedule without stocking inventory and selling off products, hosting parties every week, or wasting gas delivering products all over town. Maybe you've been looking for a way to replace your income so you can stay home with the kids? Maybe you already stay home but would like to help supplement the family finances? Or maybe you're just tired of that old dead-end corporate job and would like to finally follow that dream of being your own boss...



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Julia - posted on 11/16/2009

You are right, being a SAHM is not a walk in the park. That being said, your children are only young once. You will only have this opportunity to mold them into great people. If you are on the fence between going back to work and staying home, you can always look for a way to work from home, around you kids' schedules. That is what I decided to do and it is working out wonderfully for me. I have the satisfaction of having a career and contributing to my family financially while still being there for my children whenever they need me.
If you would like to hear more about what I do, message me.

Julia

Jennifer - posted on 11/16/2009

I have a 3 year old little girl and I have just started to work at home. I wouldn't go back to into the work place for anything. But I do think that it is important for you to do what you feel is right for you and your kids. Do you ever get to have some "Me time" away from the kids? If not, then maybe that will help you feel better about you wanting to be a SAHM. But if your interested in working from home I have a great place with alot of good things to offer. I would love to share some more info with you when you have time. Even if you don't work from home or you chose to go back to work out of the home just remember that your are doing what is best for you and your kids it really dosen't matter what other people think. Your a great mom no matter what you do!

Kylie - posted on 11/15/2009

I am a SAHM too, and I have been taking up teacher's aide work 1 day a week at a school my mum works at. Until I did this (as a favor to mum) I didn't even think that I would go back to work. But I found that it was reallly great. Now I am soon starting a correspondence uni course, and plan to go back to work full time, once the kids start school. Hopefully you can find something that can work around your other commitments with the kids.

Tracey - posted on 11/15/2009

I was a SAHM too. Just this past september I returned to the work force just part-time. Not only did it give me some adult time, and a sense of self worth outside of the home, it also allows me to have the time spent with the kids that they so desperately need. And parttime can always lead back into full time as the children grow older and find their need for mommy is less. But make your decision based on YOUR needs too, not just the children! Kids are resiliant we are not so much!

Rachel - posted on 11/15/2009

Would you be interested in having a solid career at home? I was in your same boat with wanting both! :)I know you've probably heard a ton of this kind at home stuff but this is different. Ive found the ticket to both and Im looking for more motivated people to join my team. Call into our private line to hear what this is all about. No risks--no one will even know you called! (616) 347-8099, code: 1009906#. Let me know if you're interested or have any questions. :)

Tara - posted on 11/15/2009

If you feel like returning to work would be good for all of you then look into your options. When I decided not to return to work my husband and I sat down and figured out costs versus benefits - worked out that it would actually cost us more money for me to go back to work than for me to stay home. I would definitely factor that in when you look at returning to work versus not going back.



It isn't easy being a SAHM, you are on 24/7, don't get sick days, and are definitely not recognized as "working" by some people (personally I think those people are idiots, but that's just my opinion.



Sometimes I feel like I need a career, anything to get me out of the house, talk to another adult, begin a sentence that doesn't begin with NO or STOP, and actually be able to go to the bathroom by myself LOL :) That being said, I am taking a course to do medical transcription from home. I figure that even if I only do it part time, any money I bring in is money we didn't have before, and we don't have to pay for commuting, daycare, extra lunches for me, etc.



As for people who look down on you for staying at home, they just aren't even worth your thoughts at all - especially since you are doing this on your own. I at least have help from my husband and family, and I think anyone who can do it as a single parent is a really strong person.



If you think that working would help your kids gain new views/insights, etc, then maybe look into something you could do part-time or full-time from home and work around the kids schedules. There are a lot of things you could do out there, it just depends what your interests and skills are. I started the training for medical transcription because it parallels my previous work training (business administration and technical support), and I know that I am not a good salesperson so something like Avon, Regal, Mary Kay, etc wouldn't work for me.



Whatever you decide, I think you are smart for checking things out before jumping in feet first. Also, since your son is 9, he is old enough for you to ask his opinion - could be he thinks it's awesome that Mom is home all the time, and doesn't give a second thought about "but she doesn't work".