Guilt, Be Gone

So a few years after our wedding, we thanked our parents deeply for the very generous and much-appreciated support they’d given us over the past few years, and set out to make it work on our own.

We made a few lifestyle changes, and I found myself in a full-time desk job. Not a sad, boring desk job, but a job with lots of vibrancy, social interaction, and room for constant creativity and growth. I don’t feel bad saying I enjoy my job, and I’ve gained tremendously from my position over the years, not just professionally, but personally as well.

I’m not here to take a side in the great debate of stay-at-home mothers versus working mothers, because I think the debate is inherently flawed and unnecessary. There are no two sides, and it’s time to ditch the guilt.

No one is arguing about the fact that a woman’s family comes first, and that a job is just a means to an end.