The Guilt of not Working
Hi to anyone who might happen to stumble across this blog. Earlier this week I ended up in a conversation about the choices women are forced to make in terms of occupation once they have kids and the guilt that comes with this decision. I think i should start off by saying that in the country I live in, the maternity leave is 40 days. That was way too short for me so I resigned at the end of my maternity leave with the plan of finding another job once my daughter turned 6 months. Now she's a year old and I am still struggling with the same thing. On the one hand, I feel that my university degree and work experience is going to waste if I choose to stay home with my daughter. I can sense the disappointment of my parents who payed for my education. I can tell that though my husband tells me that it is my choice and that he supports me regardless, he would prefer that we had a second income. On the other hand, the thought of leaving my daughter in the hands of strangers all da