You can't have it all... not at the same time
The sad truth of being a Professional Woman. We take longer to get married and longer to start a family, in an attempt to solidify our career path before having to take the time needed to nurture young ones and to keep a family together. But even when we plan it, and do it right .... things go wrong.
Maybe, we wait until the perfect time to get pregnant, only to realize that our body's ideal time was much earlier, and now we must subject ourselves to ovulation drugs, hormone injections and other expensive avenues to become pregnant. Or when this goes smoothly, we realize that we can't keep up the career pace and still do right by our children. The aha moment comes when; your child refuses to come to you from the babysitter, you see that horrible report card, your child has been in one too many fights at school.
You are lucky if you have the type of spouse who picks up the slack. The type that is not driven by stereotypes and who helps in every aspect of raising children. He develops a great bond with them, but all too often the price is a slow growing resentment which ends in a divorce and a broken home for the children.
Those of us managing the keep all the balls in the air... just remember if one drops, keep the ones that are important up there. You can always pick that other one up later.... because you can't have it all.... not at the same time.
Maybe, we wait until the perfect time to get pregnant, only to realize that our body's ideal time was much earlier, and now we must subject ourselves to ovulation drugs, hormone injections and other expensive avenues to become pregnant. Or when this goes smoothly, we realize that we can't keep up the career pace and still do right by our children. The aha moment comes when; your child refuses to come to you from the babysitter, you see that horrible report card, your child has been in one too many fights at school.
You are lucky if you have the type of spouse who picks up the slack. The type that is not driven by stereotypes and who helps in every aspect of raising children. He develops a great bond with them, but all too often the price is a slow growing resentment which ends in a divorce and a broken home for the children.
Those of us managing the keep all the balls in the air... just remember if one drops, keep the ones that are important up there. You can always pick that other one up later.... because you can't have it all.... not at the same time.
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