Contemplations

 And here I was wanting a full day help again because the last one decided to leave me in a limbo, after being unwell for many days and repeatedly suggesting that she would positively be coming to work the very next day.  The search for a new one began, with me having to go thru countless questions in the interview round of whether I qualify for a good prospective employer  Following are the excepts from the interview  Prospective help (H): So how many people are staying in the house ?  H : Do I have to clean up the entire house and all the rooms on both floors ? ( Since I live in a duplex apartment) H : Am I required to cook ? H : Am I required to hand wash all clothes or do you have a washing machine ?  H : How many meals do we provide for a 12 hour job ?  H : Do we all eat chicken ? H : How much time will she get to rest? H : How many holidays in a month is she allowed without salary cut ?  and countless more  In the middle of umpteen ques...

A mother plays huge roles in a child's development as they are the first educators and mentors. The roles be that of a caregiver, health care provider, child's teacher in every sense of the way, the emotional nurturer, relationship coach and soo much more that is beyond words.  I have been raised by a strong mom who despite her own health issues,  has always been totally, 1000 percent there for me no matter what.  But while that remains the same when I became a mom, the one thing, out of many that changed was, we started giving priority to our needs as well and rightly so Well, it came about with its own set of  learnings and challenges. I remember working in afternoon shift during my daughter preschool days and not being able to give her time thru weekdays. I shared the same with my daughter's class teacher n still remember her asking me " Are you wasting time ? Are you going for parties ? Are you unhappy ? " And if the answer to all the above questions is NO, th...