Disclaimer: I have nothing but respect for moms who "stay at home." It is the hardest job. In my brief stints being a stay at home mom while on maternity leave and on summer vacations, I know that the days are exhausting and challenging. This poem attempts to capture how I feel about life at the moment, being a third grade teacher and a mom to 2 kids under the age of 5. I am a Working Mom I am exhausted and never done. I wonder how to find the elusive "work-life" balance I hear my alarm go off at 3am and trudge downstairs to do the work I couldn't do when the kids were awake I see my work bag,bulging, begging me to finally pay it attention. I want 5 minutes to myself. I am exhausted and never done. I pretend I can do it all I feel the need to eat lots of chocolate I touch my children's soft little cheeks and hug them. I worry I am missing important moments with them. I cry when I feel like I am drowning from it all. I am exhausted and n
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