Comments on: Notes from the off-ramp: The six-month itch http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/ Off-Ramped and Unbalanced Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Me Art Mom http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Me Art Mom Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1868 From a person recently in your same shoes, you're not alone. Even though I feel happier & proud to be at home with my kids. The question haunts me. I guess it's because I feel as if I lost a part of my own identity. After working so hard to attain your career, saying goodbye is difficult. It leaves you with a a bit of an identity crisis. From a person recently in your same shoes, you’re not alone. Even though I feel happier & proud to be at home with my kids. The question haunts me. I guess it’s because I feel as if I lost a part of my own identity. After working so hard to attain your career, saying goodbye is difficult. It leaves you with a a bit of an identity crisis.

]]> By: Olivia http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Olivia Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:23:30 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1873 I think its absolutely terrible that we have to justify our position of wanting to stay home and raise our kids instead of palming their little hearts and minds off to strangers in daycare. However if its easier than arguing your point to complete ignoramuses every day, get yourself a business name and a business card, and just hand them one. You now work from home - doesn't mean you take more clients though - you are (ahem) overloaded already! Society is raising a generation of latch key kids that end up drug or alchohol dependent, and still people don't get the picture that our kids need us, and love and consistency. It makes me mad! Sincerely :-) I think its absolutely terrible that we have to justify our position of wanting to stay home and raise our kids instead of palming their little hearts and minds off to strangers in daycare.

However if its easier than arguing your point to complete ignoramuses every day, get yourself a business name and a business card, and just hand them one. You now work from home – doesn’t mean you take more clients though – you are (ahem) overloaded already!

Society is raising a generation of latch key kids that end up drug or alchohol dependent, and still people don’t get the picture that our kids need us, and love and consistency. It makes me mad!

Sincerely :-)

]]> By: Robyn http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 Robyn Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:00:37 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1875 This is where I would officially like to insert a "told ya so" A little time to transition and you are finding your footing. :) This is where I would officially like to insert a “told ya so”

A little time to transition and you are finding your footing. :)

]]> By: Shawn http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Shawn Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:21:58 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1874 found you through Twitter -- and I struggled with this same thing a bit when I went off ramp. I think that's why I spent so much blood, sweat and tears building a freelance writing career -- to justify to myself what my purpose was. Sad, isn't it that we can't be proud to just say take care of kids. Anyway, I'm on-ramping in August ... will be interesting! found you through Twitter — and I struggled with this same thing a bit when I went off ramp. I think that’s why I spent so much blood, sweat and tears building a freelance writing career — to justify to myself what my purpose was. Sad, isn’t it that we can’t be proud to just say take care of kids.

Anyway, I’m on-ramping in August … will be interesting!

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Dorothy Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:44:48 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1872 Susan Wagner once said she fills in "occupation" things with "dilettante," and I thought that was brilliant. Susan Wagner once said she fills in “occupation” things with “dilettante,” and I thought that was brilliant.

]]> By: April http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 April Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:17:27 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1870 I have to admit that when you first left your job my first thought was, "well there goes another blog I was enjoying reading". And no offense to the SAHM bloggers, but it isn't normally what I read since it just isn't my life. I often have a hard time relating. I hope it says something that after 6 months I am still here reading and looking forward to your new posts. I asked a woman what she did once (long before I had kids) and she told me she was a "domestic goddess". I loved it. I have to admit that when you first left your job my first thought was, “well there goes another blog I was enjoying reading”. And no offense to the SAHM bloggers, but it isn’t normally what I read since it just isn’t my life. I often have a hard time relating.

I hope it says something that after 6 months I am still here reading and looking forward to your new posts.

I asked a woman what she did once (long before I had kids) and she told me she was a “domestic goddess”. I loved it.

]]> By: veronica http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 veronica Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:25:19 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1871 I can't wait to see what is in store for you too. I'm sure you're gonna rawk no matter what. I can’t wait to see what is in store for you too. I’m sure you’re gonna rawk no matter what.

]]> By: Amy@UWM http://www.selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Amy@UWM Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:28:05 +0000 http://selfmademom.net/2008/06/01/notes-from-the-off-ramp-the-six-month-itch/#comment-1869 Thanks for sharing this. Incredibly helpful to those of us currently working, but constantly re-evaluating. Sounds like you've got a good attitude -- nothing's permanent and anything's possible. Have you ever considered answering the "What do you do?" question with "I'm a mom."? It is, after all, the hardest and most important job there is. Now that I think about it, I'm going to start answering that question that way since being a mom is my primary job. Thanks for sharing this. Incredibly helpful to those of us currently working, but constantly re-evaluating. Sounds like you’ve got a good attitude — nothing’s permanent and anything’s possible. Have you ever considered answering the “What do you do?” question with “I’m a mom.”? It is, after all, the hardest and most important job there is. Now that I think about it, I’m going to start answering that question that way since being a mom is my primary job.

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