Tag: sahm
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I Didn’t Choose to Stay Home—The System Chose for Me
We’ve long equated our identities with our professions. So much so that when that professional role is altered or removed for whatever reason, many of us grapple with a sense of lost identity. For mothers, this challenge is compounded by the immense responsibility of childcare, a role that often clashes with professional aspirations. Balancing this…
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Love in the Mess: How Chaos Doesn’t Cancel Out Care
Some days, I wake up and the house already feels like it’s given up on itself. Crumbs on the floor, unsorted toys from the night before, a toddler who’s clearly woken up on the wrong side of the bed; and somehow, amidst the madness, I catch myself smiling. Not out of joy, but disbelief. Still,…
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Full Time, Part-Time, Stay at Home… Always Guilty of Motherhood
I’ve been a full-time working mom, a part-time working mom, and now, a stay-at-home mom. And at every stage, I believed some version of the same lie; that once I found the “right balance,” the guilt would leave. But here’s the truth I learned the hard way; the guilt doesn’t leave, it just changes shape.…
Mama Said Nap 