Actually, when I resigned from my office job more than a year ago to work from home, I thought I would be exempted from the guilt all working moms must feel. Why would I when I was home all the time? In fact, I would always be excited for Sundays kasi it's almost the only time of the week when I go outside.
What I wasn't prepared for was the mommy guilt I would feel for the little snippets of time I sneak in for "me-time." I usually have my "me-time" when Yuri is already asleep in the evening. That's it! I admit that it gives me little time to do something. I just spend those hours in the night reading, texting, Instagramming, tweeting - you get the idea.
Today, though, I wanted a little bit more of me-time. So after feeding Yuri (I allot 1 hour for this to also give the yaya much needed lunch break), I sneaked into the room to eat my lunch alone. I had 15 minutes more or less to myself.
Not much, right? But I was feeling so guilty because I was not watching Yuri! I know it's unjustified; after all, 15 minutes is just 15 minutes, and I was just eating lunch and watching TV! I was not even shopping or anything like that. Not that I have anything against moms who shop. I'm totally with you!
The question I'd like to ask is when does mommy guilt ever end? It obviously does not end when I'm working from home. The mere fact that I ate my lunch inside the bedroom while Yuri was outside in the living room with the yaya made me feel guilty! When does it ever stop? Does it end when the child becomes an older toddler? Does it end when he goes to school? Does it end when he gains friends?
I won't know now; that's for sure.
What I know now is that even though I'd give anything to have an hour just lounging in sweat pants and watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S....
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| Face me, Joey! |
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| Hi, Phoebe! (And I need foot spa, too, but when???) |
...I'd still feel that mommy guilt.
I know you, moms, all feel mommy guilt. Can you tell me when it ends? Or does it?
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