Lori
05-09-2004, 02:28 AM
Jill Meyers-Welsch of La Crescent, Minn., knows her days are numbered. Advertisement
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"Four weeks from yesterday," she sighed during a recent interview.
That's how long until Meyers-Welsch goes back to work.
It's not that she doesn't absolutely love her job as a full-time pharmaceutical sales representative. She worked hard to improve her interviewing skills and build her resume to land the job about one year ago.
But her 8-week-old son, Jack, has her thinking about things like job-sharing opportunities. Jack is her first an unplanned, honeymoon baby for her and husband, Morry and Jill can't help but feel guilty when she thinks about leaving him at day care.
"Every morning, I get up and think, It's this many weeks,' " she said. "I am torn."
"He smiles a lot more, and he notices a lot more," Meyers-Welsch added. "Do I hate the fact that someone else might hear him say his first word or see him take his first step? Yes."
Guilt it seems is synonymous with motherhood.
Working mothers feel guilty because they don't have enough time for their children. They're not always there to see that first step. They don't have time to volunteer at school or help with homework like at-home moms.
But mothers who work at home also feel guilty. They wonder if their kids are getting enough socialization. Will their children be at a disadvantage when they get to kindergarten and go head-to-head with savvy day-care kids? And what about the financial challenges that come when one parent doesn't work?
Read more (http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2004/05/09/news/01moms.txt)
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"Four weeks from yesterday," she sighed during a recent interview.
That's how long until Meyers-Welsch goes back to work.
It's not that she doesn't absolutely love her job as a full-time pharmaceutical sales representative. She worked hard to improve her interviewing skills and build her resume to land the job about one year ago.
But her 8-week-old son, Jack, has her thinking about things like job-sharing opportunities. Jack is her first an unplanned, honeymoon baby for her and husband, Morry and Jill can't help but feel guilty when she thinks about leaving him at day care.
"Every morning, I get up and think, It's this many weeks,' " she said. "I am torn."
"He smiles a lot more, and he notices a lot more," Meyers-Welsch added. "Do I hate the fact that someone else might hear him say his first word or see him take his first step? Yes."
Guilt it seems is synonymous with motherhood.
Working mothers feel guilty because they don't have enough time for their children. They're not always there to see that first step. They don't have time to volunteer at school or help with homework like at-home moms.
But mothers who work at home also feel guilty. They wonder if their kids are getting enough socialization. Will their children be at a disadvantage when they get to kindergarten and go head-to-head with savvy day-care kids? And what about the financial challenges that come when one parent doesn't work?
Read more (http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2004/05/09/news/01moms.txt)