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‘I am going back to work!’ I proudly announced to just about anyone who would listen. Many people were very supportive, my younger child was heading to kindergarten and though I had indeed devoted my focus to being a full-time mother for the prior several years, I missed the intellectual stimulation and connection with the professional world. I was surprised by the number of… lukewarm reactions to my proclamation. ‘What about your kids?', people would ask. ‘How are you going to manage?’…. ‘How will you have time to do it all?’…. ‘What about your social life?’ (aww… how cute that people actually think my social life could be a real constraint) ‘Have you thought about a career change… maybe re-train as a teacher or something with mothers’ hours?’ To be honest, at the beginning of my back to work journey, these questions did rattle me a bit. Obviously, there were some compelling and attractive factors fueling my desire to return to work. The thought of earning m
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