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Hang In There

I know there are many, many moms who cherish the blessing to be able to raise their families from home and also contribute to the family budget. That is the primary reason WAHM.com is so successful. However, the opportunities to find quality work at home jobs seem so rare. The struggle to find good, honest work from home employment while holding the household together almost seems insurmountable, even to the point to where it doesn’t seem worth it.

It could be easy to pack it in, pack a lunch and pack up your dreams of being a WAHM, then take it on down the road to the nearest corporate cubicle. Don’t give up so easily.

Why? Not because it’s easier or a way to avoid ‘real work’ and hang out at home all day, eating the proverbial bon bon. A mom who manages the family and holds down a job from home is on duty 24/7. There is no day off or sick days. She can’t call in to the boss. If she picks up the phone to request a break, who’s on the other end? 911? Reporting to a job at a certain time and leaving a job at a certain time has to be easier than being on-call around the clock.

Ok, then why? It’s certainly not financially rewarding to raise a family on one full-time income. Those with husbands, who stand united with you in your desire to raise the kids with mom at home, be thankful because single moms with no outside support face tougher odds to be able to work from home than a mom with help does. It takes serious diligence for a single mom to accomplish it, but that is the point of this post, it’s possible. As I stated earlier, the jobs worthy of a wahm’s talents and dedication aren’t just popping out of thin air, but they do exist. Diligence and consistency are the words of the day.

Ok, we’re getting closer, but why stay at home? Becoming a social misfit is definitely not a reason to stay at home. Heaven knows to mostly isolate yourself from the rest of the world and have your kids as your main source of communication, is not the best way to make new friends or stay abreast of the world around us. Actually, that’s a form of madness.

With all of the obstacles seemingly in the way of accomplishing the goal of raising the kids from home, why in the world should you do it? Why go to all of the trouble?

Well, from the day the little ones arrived, for some even before they were conceived, you had a vision of what type of person they would come to be. Your children are mold in your hands and you are the potter. That’s tremendous influence over their lives. You hold the blueprint for your kids’ futures in many ways. Just as an architect hires only the best project managers to carryout the plans he’s drawn up for his new baby, his creation, who better to carryout the plans for your little one? Can you think of a better project manager for your kids’ blueprint than you? Probably not, and that’s why you go to all of the trouble to be with them as much as possible.

We are living in challenging times. Whatever your goals are for your family, don’t give up on reaching them. The ideal situation is waiting for you to find it, just plug at it a little deeper. Remember, diligence and consistency, are the words of the day.

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Secola’s Bio

I’m a single mom of twins, who are soon to become adults, that chose writing as my second career after motherhood.

I am an active member of my church and I enjoy sports, especially tennis, which I play competitively.  I follow the financial markets and current news events.

You can read more of my thoughts on my blog, Secola’s Space.