To the mums returning to work and the mums who already do, this one’s for you.
I get it now.
I now understand why you rush off from those meetings. I now get why you’re dashing out the door by half 4.
I get it now.
I’VE GONE BACK 2 DAYS A WEEK WHICH I’M THEN INCREASING TO 3. IT’S SO DIFFERENT BEING A WORKING MUM. MANAGING YOUR PRIORITIES BUT MANAGING THE GUILT TOO. WHY DO PEOPLE NOT WARN YOU ABOUT THE GUILT????!!
That drive to work was just the worst. Rationally I know I had to go back – weddings don’t pay for themselves but I didn’t expect to feel so guilty.
Then there’s the guilt for going back part time. Because you know before pregnancy you were that co-worker that was in early and staying late but now you’re clock watching from lunch.
How can I be smashing motherhood and smashing work if I’m doing both part time? The truth is I don’t have the answer about the guilt but I do know there’s nothing like being reunited at the end of the day. That moment when they see you.
I get it now.