Letting go of being superwoman!

@June1952 @Cath62 I didn’t have my mum home all the time as she had to work hard too, especially after we moved to Australia when I was little. My older sister and I had to look after our 2 younger siblings. I missed having my mum home so much! I just wanted her to be there to talk to, and to provide tea as mentioned or a snack. I needed her comfort but didn’t get it. So I’ve had a void my whole life. I’m trying hard not to make my daughter feel the same, but it’s exactly what was happening while I was working. I was watching history repeat itself. My mum got bipolar, I got breast ca. I wanted to cry every time I dropped my daughter off at child care at 6:30am. She was the first and last one there at one stage. Very distressing. One day I just thought enough! I didn’t have a child so that other people raise her. And despite being a feminist, as I mentioned, I realised staying home to look after my daughter didn’t mean I was failing or unsuccessful. I realised for me being a feminist meant getting equality in all areas, and being respected for raising children properly, which is one of the hardest jobs there is. So I put my daughter and myself first and quit my job. We also don’t have a lot, but we definitely have enough! We have plenty that brings us joy and makes us happy every day. And that’s all I need. My career will have to wait til she’s grown up, and til I get to work under my conditions. So working full time and being a full time mum, in my opinion, is not the best choice. Kudos to whoever can do it, but I believe it catches up with you eventually. And this money driven society, of always needing to have the most recent or modern or updated version of everything...don’t even get me started. People are too busy buying the latest model of whatever to realise how miserable they really are. Sad. I hope it changes 🤞🤞🤞.