Good morning all, I am trying to learn how to post the links that I follow. Sometimes it is hard for a old dog to learn a new trick. Be patient as I get this up and running. I want this to be a great way for me to communicate to friends from my past, present, and future. As well as a tool for us to learn and share ideas. Thanks for the understanding and if you have any advice feel free to share it with me.

A New Day

Today is a new day for me. I usually write in a journal, but I thought why not try this blogging out. I have had a strange day to day. You ever wake up with a horrible pain in your hip. Well, today I woke up with just that. And let me tell you, 4 year old daughters do not understand why you can't play and do the things that you normally do. They want Mama to be able to do the things that she normally does.

I do not think that children get that Mama's need a sick day also. Don't get me wrong she understands when Mama has a cold or upset stomach, but when you tell them you have a pain they can not see, then that is a different story. Kids just think that Mama is invisible, I know I thought that of my Mama. Never did I think that she should be in the bed when I was awake. I know that sounds so selfish, but really come on when you are a kid, that is the way you think. I wish I could go back to the days when life revovled around me. Don't you? We all wish that there were times when we only did exactly what we want to do. And if you say you didn't then you are not being honest with yourself. It doesn't make us bad for wishing this, it just makes us human.

So how does a Mama get through the day when her job is to take care of the family and the house and she is sick? Is she able to take the day off? My answer would be no. A big part of being a full time Mom is that you do not get the break from the house. And yes, sometimes I am jealous of the Mom who works. No I would not like to work out of the house now, but there are days that I would like a break from it. I guess you would call that a vacation. I think those Mama's that work and come home and do all the things that they do are just as important as the stay at home Mom. I was watching Oprah today and one Mom brought up that there was the constant conflict between the SAHM(stay at home Mom) and the working Mom. I would like to say there isn't but what I feel that we need to do is recognize that each of us have our differences. Some of us choose to stay home and work, and yes that is work in itself. While others choose to work outside the home. We each face our challenges and we need each others support to make it thru them. So the question is how can we support each other? How can we recognize the differences? Tell me what you think, I will enjoy sharing thoughts with you.