Not related to veganism, but bear with me…

Sherry recently wrote a great entry about balancing work and home and I couldn’t agree more. Basically, she says women need to stop cutting each other down because of their home situation and support each other for working hard at being a mum.

She’s exactly right. It’s not a competition and we should support each other instead of playing the martyr and whining about who has the most stressful life.

It is choosing between working outside of the home and being a stay at home mum (still work!) that is the difficulty because no matter which one you choose, you must give something up. Working outside the home means giving up time with kids, and staying home means giving up a career and the social bit of the office.

Working from home seems to be an option many resourceful women choose but you can often end up chasing your tail all day if anything extra happens outside a tightly organised schedule.

Single mums have to make all the same choices but without a partner there to help out.

I’ve got two months of maternity leave left, after which I’ll be headed back to work. As I type with one hand, Bree is snuggling in my lap and I can’t help thinking how much I will miss cuddling her when I’m sitting in the office working. At the same time, I like the company I work for and the people i work with and would really miss them if I left. There’s also the small matter of needing to bring in an income.

It’s hard work being a mother, regardless what your situation is. We have to keep in mind that at least we’ve got the luxury of choosing and make the best of it.