I tried to find a job that start after 7:30 am and end before 3:00 pm. I did not fail but I do not get the best of both worlds, meaning being with my children, and working. I had to give in to a time and I thought about my morning. I only can pray I taught my children enough so they see school is so important and go. I will at lease get to have dinner with my children and we will read together again. When looking at it this way I find this is better than nothing. So I now will except what I have and work hard for that money so I can enjoy dinner time with my children. I know some of you will be saying stop being a cry baby and get to work. I do not mine working and I do work hard for my money because I do work. I can brag and say I have never been fired from employment because I know what it is truly like to work. Many people think sitting on the butt making a check is what it is about and then go home to give attention to themselves who gets left behind is the family. Here is someone like me who does not want to leave her family behind but now because of my hours in the morning has to. If I could pick my time it would be time for me to have breakfast and dinner with my kids for I love them so much and I know one day they will grow up and not want me around, when this happens I will give my life to a full time job only sleeping at night. I am not afraid to work my tail off or work hard. I have this saying "If your not going work me send me home for this is when I will sit on my butt and do nothing, unless I have kids, then I will play, read, and watch them grow up into a useful adult, who will add to this earth, and take what is needed." I enjoy Working Hard For The Money.
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If you look deep down into your fear of your children growing up and not needing you, you'll see that it's all fabrication, fabrication of your mind, or Ego, as Edhart puts it. Not the amount of time spent with one's children is matter but the quality of that time. With that, just relax, appreciate your job, look for another one...do whatever you need to do...just make sure you do it for the right reason, that is to say, for what YOU REALLY want, not what your Ego wants. And don't be afraid of your children not needing you one day-if you have real and close relationship with them (not just whatever amount of time spent) they always will love, appreciate and need you.