tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post5916135764701061997..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: Are You THE OTHER MOTHER?MaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-72861406138089448252007-08-19T16:33:00.000-07:002007-08-19T16:33:00.000-07:00Like eatmisery I was a teacher, so in a way I got ...Like eatmisery I was a teacher, so in a way I got to experience both sides. During the school term I was in an almost permanent state of 'wiped out', but I had two months in the summer, three weeks at Christmas and two at Easter when I got to stay at home with my son.<BR/><BR/>When he was a baby and I was dropping him off and picking him up at the nursery, I used to wish I could stay at home fullLiane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-39949535765142772032007-08-15T19:23:00.000-07:002007-08-15T19:23:00.000-07:00I'm going to order this. I've been a sahm mom for ...I'm going to order this. I've been a sahm mom for the past 13 years. Now I'm thinking it's time to get back to work, at least part time. I'm just not sure....Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784603803076224510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-46011569252487378102007-08-14T19:00:00.000-07:002007-08-14T19:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for that review - am gonna order that book....Thanks for that review - am gonna order that book.<BR/><BR/>I didn't work when I had my 2 elder boys and I was living in Italy, not speaking the language initially and travelling from time to time with my husband (for his work). <BR/><BR/>Now, with the 3rd kid, I went to work after my 6 month maternity leave, then worked for half a day for another 6 month and just miss being with him during the la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-80584185183815027692007-08-14T18:42:00.000-07:002007-08-14T18:42:00.000-07:00"there are pros and cons to being a working mom at..."there are pros and cons to being a working mom at a job that pays and there are pros and cons to being a working mom at a job that doesn’t pay."--profound!! Bravo!<BR/><BR/>(ps: HSM2~~sooooo shamefully excited, lol!)<BR/>((more ps: It was awesome to see your comment!))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-17962978162656163342007-08-14T17:06:00.000-07:002007-08-14T17:06:00.000-07:00I need balance in my life and I'm not even a Mom. ...I need balance in my life and I'm not even a Mom. Trust me. I'm not.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375592735159666186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-10942227622132022992007-08-14T14:15:00.000-07:002007-08-14T14:15:00.000-07:00Here's a classic example of the mommy wars, and it...Here's a classic example of the mommy wars, and it was me who was the ignorant one. A neighbor asked if I could take her daughter with to the school to get school supplies because she had a meeting (she's a consultant). I didn't mind at all--I know she's always busy, and when she is home, she is 100% her kids. Then she called me and said she changed her mind and was going to go to the school MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-78774002439489396692007-08-14T12:24:00.000-07:002007-08-14T12:24:00.000-07:00oooh, i'm going to get this book. It looks great!...oooh, i'm going to get this book. It looks great!<BR/><BR/>I don't understand the mommy wars either. I work outside of the home and enjoy it for the most part. I do have some mommy guilt. I do wish I could spend more time with my kids, but I know I'm a good mom this way, and that's what counts.<BR/><BR/>I agree with swishy - feminism has given women the option to do what they want when it Monnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998729112903749621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-23407885499394376992007-08-13T21:48:00.000-07:002007-08-13T21:48:00.000-07:00I am a stay at home mom. My kids are 19 1/2 month...I am a stay at home mom. My kids are 19 1/2 months apart, and most days I feel like I want to pull my hair out. When it gets like that I want to go back to work and not have to deal with it. But then I think about only having weekends off, having to wake up and actually shower and get ready, and having to ask for time off. I hated asking for time off. Now I can just enjoy being at home (XYZinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600606592845647558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-62421273837158459002007-08-13T20:18:00.000-07:002007-08-13T20:18:00.000-07:00Another great post that I want to comment on! I wa...Another great post that I want to comment on! I was a full time working mom until two years ago. My company got restructured, new senior management came in after they fired the COO and General Counsel I had worked for for nearly ten years. I didn't like my new boss so my husband said "why don't you quit and write your book already?" So I did. Here's the thing, I really don't like being a stay at Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-79069863345445967812007-08-13T11:38:00.000-07:002007-08-13T11:38:00.000-07:00Before my little Tree Faerie came along, I said th...Before my little Tree Faerie came along, I said the same thing you said before having Ajers.<BR/><BR/>Now I wish otherwise on most days. It is so hard to drop Tree Faerie off at daycare every day, even though right now she's fine with it. It's all I can do to muddle through my work day until time to go pick her up. Picking her up in the afternoon is one of the biggest highlights of my day.<BR/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654221659666974164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-64556135691341928742007-08-13T11:01:00.000-07:002007-08-13T11:01:00.000-07:00I have been at the same job (school social worker ...I have been at the same job (school social worker since 1985). I love my job, and kept working when the kids came. I am lucky because I work school hours and have school vacation,snow days, etc. However, not that they are teens, it is so much harder. I thought it would be the other way around. This past Feb. I had to take the Family Leave Act, first time not working, due to my daughters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-92052627629472798952007-08-13T08:14:00.000-07:002007-08-13T08:14:00.000-07:00Sounds fabulous! I will have to check it out. Than...Sounds fabulous! I will have to check it out. Thanks for the review! =)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-69144881611132658632007-08-13T06:10:00.000-07:002007-08-13T06:10:00.000-07:00Great review! And thanks for being so honest abou...Great review! And thanks for being so honest about your own experiences. I still wonder what I'll do when the time comes; it seems like something you can't exactly figure out until you're in the middle of it. <BR/><BR/>And I'm amazed that you manage to write novels while raising three kids. Inspiring to the rest of us :)Trish Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-40326695905853153782007-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:002007-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:00Looks like a great book. I'm leaving on a trip tom...Looks like a great book. I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow, so think I'll run out and buy it for the plane ride. We'll see how much reading i get done with my 4-year-old in tow. I've been lurking for awhile and wanted to let you know I really enjoy your blog!secretmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491796135866901511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-55914342478807651522007-08-12T21:30:00.000-07:002007-08-12T21:30:00.000-07:00Sounds like a great book. I will definitely have t...Sounds like a great book. <BR/>I will definitely have to <BR/>look it up! Thanks for the<BR/>great post.Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-22214220343543110112007-08-12T19:20:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:20:00.000-07:00Must read this book!I have 3 rugrats and stay home...Must read this book!<BR/><BR/>I have 3 rugrats and stay home fulltime. It's taken me almost 5 years to say I LOVE IT. I used to be in the corporate rat race, but I'll never go back.<BR/><BR/>How do those working moms do it? (applause)<BR/><BR/>Of course, my goal is to become a published writer...so I do write a lot during the day and sometimes on the weekends and at night...and I'm very involved Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-18801903111970291212007-08-12T18:02:00.000-07:002007-08-12T18:02:00.000-07:00I am a SAHM during the summers because I'm a teach...I am a SAHM during the summers because I'm a teacher. I work ten months out of the year. I wouldn't trade my summers for anything in the world. <BR/><BR/>I wish I didn't need to work, but I'm grateful that work gives me another side to my complex life. It's not easy to be a SAHM and it's not easy to be a full-time working mother. <BR/><BR/>I see both side of the coin. And I feel lucky eatmiseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594961824603193507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-87817254609837157312007-08-12T16:26:00.000-07:002007-08-12T16:26:00.000-07:00That sounds like a very good book.I stay at home a...That sounds like a very good book.<BR/><BR/>I stay at home and have for 12 years. I thought to go back to work when my youngest started school, but loved being able to take them to school, pick them up and volunteer there. Then in the summer I enjoyed playing with them. And I had the "luxury" (I use the term loosely) to make that choice. I loved working before I quit, but I don't recall ever Jensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15639970448069931471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-37909530532414490502007-08-12T13:06:00.000-07:002007-08-12T13:06:00.000-07:00You just convinced me to order this from Amazon .....You just convinced me to order this from Amazon .. I, too, have been on both sides of that fence .. I still struggle ..Frannie Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857687216047303208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-26344486512936841192007-08-12T10:56:00.000-07:002007-08-12T10:56:00.000-07:00You do both, kinda, too! You're at home, but you d...You do both, kinda, too! You're at home, but you do all the freelance stuff and the writing stuff (which WILL pay, soon, soon, soon!) I think the key is balance, like you said, otherwise you'd go crazy either way. <BR/><BR/>I think the great thing about the way feminism has evolved is that you can do WHATEVER you want--stay home, work, whatever. The only thing that bugs me is when moms quit theirxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348725618072239708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-71587645666829070212007-08-12T09:58:00.000-07:002007-08-12T09:58:00.000-07:00But what about moms who start their own businesses...But what about moms who start their own businesses so the kids can come to work with her? She's neither super-career Mom (kinda hard to when the kids in the back demand attention; nope, no nanny or babysitter, either!) nor Stay-At-Home Mom.<BR/><BR/>Yanno, I never seem to fit in anywhere...sigh...Zany Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200837475394889326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-62119601086024374362007-08-12T09:03:00.000-07:002007-08-12T09:03:00.000-07:00I read and reviewed this book too. I love a book ...I read and reviewed this book too. I love a book that makes me think...Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716215892504806470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-66063031106469755332007-08-11T22:18:00.000-07:002007-08-11T22:18:00.000-07:00Oooh, ohhh!! I'm the first to comment!! I have ti...Oooh, ohhh!! I'm the first to comment!! I have times in my life.. in fact probably times during every day when I only want what I don't have- to quit the job and stay at home. Then something awesome will happen with my job, and I can never imagine it any other way. I truly do have the best of both worlds- I am fortunate that my job allows me to set my own schedule, and make a ridiculous amountCLHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426166214633289462noreply@blogger.com