After I wrote yesterday's post about the party- I decided to tell y'all about some questions I've been asked in the last few months. Some were asked at the annoying party- some have been asked by friends.
Q: What do you do all day?!?!
A: Wow- what an all encompassing questions. (Would you ask an accountant that? Or a funeral director? I doubt it) I do alllllll kinds of things all day. No two days are the same so this is a bit hard to answer. I: play, teach, cook, clean, do laundry, referee, administer naps, run errands, pay bills, bathe 2 wiggle worms, dance, sing, , let the dog out 87 times , hug, kiss and tickle my boys.
Q: Don't you get bored?
A: Ummmm... no. I don't have time to get bored and I love what I do.
Q: Do you just watch soaps all day?
A: Are soaps even still on? If our TV is on it's on a kids show. Typically teaching them numbers, how to count, read, and not to bite friends. {I should have bitten the person who asked me this}
Q: Is your house super clean now that you are home all day?
A: No. It's clean but only because I pick up 873 times a day. LITTLE reminds me of the tasmanian devil. He's a ball of energy with the fastest hands in the south and likes to throw things. BIG likes to pull things out and would prefer I don't put them away. If it was up to them we'd have toys EVERYWHERE.
Q: What do you do all day?!?!
A: Wow- what an all encompassing questions. (Would you ask an accountant that? Or a funeral director? I doubt it) I do alllllll kinds of things all day. No two days are the same so this is a bit hard to answer. I: play, teach, cook, clean, do laundry, referee, administer naps, run errands, pay bills, bathe 2 wiggle worms, dance, sing, , let the dog out 87 times , hug, kiss and tickle my boys.
Q: Don't you get bored?
A: Ummmm... no. I don't have time to get bored and I love what I do.
Q: Do you just watch soaps all day?
A: Are soaps even still on? If our TV is on it's on a kids show. Typically teaching them numbers, how to count, read, and not to bite friends. {I should have bitten the person who asked me this}
Q: Is your house super clean now that you are home all day?
A: No. It's clean but only because I pick up 873 times a day. LITTLE reminds me of the tasmanian devil. He's a ball of energy with the fastest hands in the south and likes to throw things. BIG likes to pull things out and would prefer I don't put them away. If it was up to them we'd have toys EVERYWHERE.
Q: Do you miss "real" work?
A: Again- kind of a loaded question, no? Implies what I do isn't work- right? I mean sure I don't punch a time clock but I work reallllllllllly hard. I'm raising the future generation of the country. That's a lot of pressure and no small task. A better question would probably be more along the line of "what do you miss about your old job?" To which I have several responses. I miss the people the most. I worked with really great people. Some of whom I am still in contact with- that is one of the best things about working for a company for nearly 13 years- building great friendships. I miss the challenge of being in sales. I miss my old boss- he was tough but always fair- and if I'm ever in a management position I will take some things from his play book. I miss the company- the perks, the travel. There are a ton of things I miss. But I've always wanted to stay home with my boys -especially while they are still little- so that far outweighs the things I miss. I'm not going to lie- a new company car every 2 years was really nice. But in my old job we didn't get to finger paint. Or wear shark bike helmets. I mean I guess I could have- but someone probably would have called HR claiming that I was a bit koo-koo.
A: Again- kind of a loaded question, no? Implies what I do isn't work- right? I mean sure I don't punch a time clock but I work reallllllllllly hard. I'm raising the future generation of the country. That's a lot of pressure and no small task. A better question would probably be more along the line of "what do you miss about your old job?" To which I have several responses. I miss the people the most. I worked with really great people. Some of whom I am still in contact with- that is one of the best things about working for a company for nearly 13 years- building great friendships. I miss the challenge of being in sales. I miss my old boss- he was tough but always fair- and if I'm ever in a management position I will take some things from his play book. I miss the company- the perks, the travel. There are a ton of things I miss. But I've always wanted to stay home with my boys -especially while they are still little- so that far outweighs the things I miss. I'm not going to lie- a new company car every 2 years was really nice. But in my old job we didn't get to finger paint. Or wear shark bike helmets. I mean I guess I could have- but someone probably would have called HR claiming that I was a bit koo-koo.
BIG learning about bubbles. Q: Do you feel like you contribute?
A: Wow- the nerve. Yes I feel like I contribute. Granted it's not money that I contribute but it's my time. See above. I'm teaching these boys how to be little gentlemen.
What I just now realized after typing all of this out is that these questions come from a place of that person's insecurity. My job never defined me. So the person who asked me if I feel like I contribute- SHE would feel like she didn't contribute if she left or lost her job. The person that asks what I do all day & if I get bored - she doesn't know what she would do to entertain her little people all day. It doesn't bother me that people ask questions about my new life. I guess it's the loaded questions that bother me. The implication that what I do now isn't as important as what I did in my previous life. What those folks don't know is that I think I have the hardest and most rewarding job out there. Glad I took the leap. I'm happier. Hot Husband is happier and my boys are happier. Win. Win. Win. Win.
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A: Wow- the nerve. Yes I feel like I contribute. Granted it's not money that I contribute but it's my time. See above. I'm teaching these boys how to be little gentlemen.
What I just now realized after typing all of this out is that these questions come from a place of that person's insecurity. My job never defined me. So the person who asked me if I feel like I contribute- SHE would feel like she didn't contribute if she left or lost her job. The person that asks what I do all day & if I get bored - she doesn't know what she would do to entertain her little people all day. It doesn't bother me that people ask questions about my new life. I guess it's the loaded questions that bother me. The implication that what I do now isn't as important as what I did in my previous life. What those folks don't know is that I think I have the hardest and most rewarding job out there. Glad I took the leap. I'm happier. Hot Husband is happier and my boys are happier. Win. Win. Win. Win.
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