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Whisp

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6. I can sure relate to all that

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 01:02 PM

Jun 2012

my girl is grown up now but those years were incredibly hard looking back I don't know how I survived.

I worked in advertising and it gets really crazy sometimes with deadlines and stupid people, etc., its was go go go go as soon as one foot was in the door and like that till you got out.

Like Michelle Obama said in one of her speeches, you worry about the kid(s) when you are at work, then you worry about work when you are at home. Unending, relentless.

Fortunately I had a relative to care for her and that made a lot of difference in less stress and worry but still was very hard to take. Once in a while they had to be away and I had to leave my baby with someone else and it just broke my heart: ma, don't go, don't go. omg I am getting sick thinking of those times.

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What stressful things do DU Moms have to deal with? [View all] obamanut2012 Jun 2012 OP

I only have fur babies. Neoma Jun 2012 #1

I only have fur babies too. Had endometriosis really bad, no babies. LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #11

Same here. Neoma Jun 2012 #13

Oh that sounds excruciating :( You poor thing! I hope the doctors can help you! LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #14

I've already had surgery. Neoma Jun 2012 #15

Keeping my fingers crossed it works! LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #17

Everyday is stressful abelenkpe Jun 2012 #2

Good God obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #3

Yeah I think a cat would be the way to go. abelenkpe Jun 2012 #7

I know, and they can't do a lot of stuff for themselves yet obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #8

I can sure relate to all that Whisp Jun 2012 #6

Michelle Obama said that? abelenkpe Jun 2012 #19

yes, she did. I'll see if I can find that for you. Whisp Jun 2012 #20

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #29

Interesting Hide in a reply to this post. Whisp Jul 2012 #31

I guess "Fundie trolls" can now be added to the list LadyHawkAZ Jul 2012 #32

rofl obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #33

compared to my working mom friends maddezmom Jun 2012 #4

Mine won't grow up and leave LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #5

My sister had something very similar happen with one of my nieces obamanut2012 Jun 2012 #9

have you tried an Al-Anon meeting? zazen Jun 2012 #10

LiberalEsto I hope things get better for you and your family. LiberalLoner Jun 2012 #12

so sorry you're going through all this with your children maddezmom Jun 2012 #16

((hugs)) that is rough. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #18

Wow. I am sorry that you are going through that. yardwork Jun 2012 #21

i'm pretty sure barbtries Jul 2012 #30

It's not just being a working mom. It's being a working mom and a daughter and a partner and a... yardwork Jun 2012 #22

you're right maddezmom Jun 2012 #23

...HOA president, etc. Argh. yardwork Jun 2012 #24

I used to have a ceiling fan with lightbulbs noamnety Jul 2012 #26

A potato! That's a great idea. yardwork Jul 2012 #27

I don't know how I made it through those years noamnety Jul 2012 #25

.... yardwork Jul 2012 #28