Friday, September 25, 2009

Ending the isolation of being a stay-at-home mom

Forgoing the workplace and opting to stay at home with one's children can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It can also be a very isolating experience. In the attempt to find the balance between maintaining a household, parenting children and meeting the basic needs of the family, the stay-at-home mom (SAHM) can often feel lost and alone in her 24 hour workday. Unlike a corporate workplace where individuals can discuss such woes with fellow employees, the stay-at-home mom's colleagues are typically under three feet tall and are much more interested in being given a snack of goldfish rather than listening to mommy vent (to read more, go here)

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