tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379226803758104388.post8921019575274117216..comments2023-04-22T18:15:00.693-04:00Comments on A Chance to Bloom: A Case of Identity CrisisLisa Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16989592299067746925noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379226803758104388.post-43387991064220299472012-06-02T17:10:48.574-04:002012-06-02T17:10:48.574-04:00Shari, you are contributing to society by creating...Shari, you are contributing to society by creating and molding that good citizen. It isn't easy and I think it's awesome that you and your husband share the same goals in life to make it work. Lisa, like chapters in a book, new ones written and end many times within the same story. This is simply a chapter. In my current job, I work for free and I have 3 bosses, but I know without me, this "business" would crumble. That is how I stay motivated. I do not miss a single milestone or a single page of that book. "Not having a career (outside of my family) is one less hat to fill" is how I have looked at it to thrive. I'm a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend, a niece, a granddaughter, a cousin...that fills me (for right now). I've been at this for 17 years now. You can do it.DJsShallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744711004960215131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379226803758104388.post-52197697905507916932012-05-07T10:33:12.034-04:002012-05-07T10:33:12.034-04:00Lisa, I felt the same way when I stayed at home wi...Lisa, I felt the same way when I stayed at home with Hayden. My dream in life was to be a stay at home mom. Then I did it. And I hated it. I couldn't meet my own expectations and none of it was fun. Although I was trying to raise a good citizen, I didn't feel like I was contributing to society in any positive way. I think we're all tricked into believing that staying at home is so amazing and easy. It's good that you're talking about the realities. Because Ed is a much stronger and more patient person than I am, he now has the stay at home role and I get a break by going to work. You all have a tough job. Thanks for being real about it!Shari Williamsonnoreply@blogger.com