Being a mom & working. What's the problem?

"Woman who spent her time most in the office with her work rather than with her kids, is she really a mother or a worker?"

This statement struck me. Posted by a husband. I don't know what you're thinking. But in my mind, it's more like judging.

So let me spill the bean out.

I know, being only a fulltime house wife is not as easy as others may think. I know that because I see my mom. She's really an amazing mom. It's hard already, with the never ending house chores more than the number of hour in a day.

And being a working mom, that's even harder. Because she has to take care two different places, house & working place, with all kind of stuff.

It's exhausting already when she return from the work place. But she can't take a rest yet. The house, the children are waiting. Cleaning the house, preparing the food, and other stuff comes, again, and again and again. Then only after a late mid night, she can take rest. Early morning comes, another day begins. and the same routine's starting again.

I'm not talking rubbish. I know that from my colleague in the office. Whom people call as working mother.

Woman may has various reason to be a working mom. Some people may think it's more to woman's own self-fullfilmen. You know, self development, self achievement. Well, yeah, that's true.

But for other woman, perhaps the reason isn't that at all. Have you ever heard or may be read newspaper, the story of a mom being single parent, who struggle for the life of her family? Because the absent of her husband (with, of course, various reasons as well).
Which sometimes cutting her not only with one job, but two or even more. She need to support her family on her own.

Or do you ever know another story? A fulltime housewife, who has husband to support the family. But then he died, suddenly (Yup, death can come anytime). The situation changes. Now the responsibility lies on her. She need to work.

It's hard. Indeed. It's a difficult decision as well for her, I assume, to be a working mom. But that's life. Everyone may encounter different problem and has different way to deal with that.

I'm sure most of mothers in this world want to spend most of her time watching the kids at home, doing the house chores. Including me as well.
But when the situation push us out of the comfort zone, let's be real.