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WHEN YOUR BODY, MIND AND NERVES HAVE ENOUGH!
“Taking care of myself doesn’t mean me first, it means me too.” L.R. KNOST NERVES Working in a corporation where every week there’s a new project to be done so fucking quickly and the deadline kicks your butt again. When you hear every week that this is the last time we’ll work overtime and you stop believing it because you know it’s bullshit. There is also work waiting for you at home. Your children are waiting to be picked up from school. Do homework with your children and feed your children. Then, in such a drastically magical way, you no longer have a minute for yourself. You don’t have time…
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THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT WORKING MOTHER’S SACRIFICE
“Be the kind of mom who makes other moms want to be on your team” I thought the start after maternity leave would be just rough, and that the lack of sleep and fatigue would quickly disappear. Unfortunately, after six months in a new job, it’s just as difficult. I’m mentally stronger than I was in the first few weeks, and I’m already well organized. But the forgetfulness that never existed before pregnancy has increased to a level I hate, and I still don’t have enough time for everything. Below is a survival list for working mothers, based on my experience. FIRST Prepare everyone at work for the fact that…
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MY NEW LOOK ON MOM RETURNING TO WORK AFTER MATERNITY
I love being on teams with working mothers. They are the highest functioning messes I know.”-MARICAR SANTOS- When you read this, some of you will be outraged by my comments, and others will laugh. I know this because I’ve shared my opinions on returning to work, its pros and cons, more than once in a group of mothers. Just as each of us has a different approach to raising children, each of us grapples with the decision to return to work. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/the-ugly-truth-about-working-mothers-sacrifice/ I didn’t wait long with my first child, just like with my second, and after 10 months, when my maternity leave ended, I returned to work. There were…
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MEN’S ZONE AND THEIR LIFE STORIES
“Dad: He’s less dramatic than Mom, but harder to find him when we want something.” A few days ago, I started thinking about sharing my perspective on life with my partner, the father of my children, and the other side of parenthood on my blog. As the days passed, the thought faded away, amidst other topics. But one day, a small conversation appears: “Did you check my last post?“ “Why? Is something about me.” Since it was not the first time I heard this response from my husband, and it was not the first time that he irritated me with this comment, I said: “You ask again why I am…
