Are Work At Home Moms (and Dads) Human?

Being in a home based industry, I run into quite a few WAHMs and WAHDs in my everyday blogging and networking.  And I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately.  I’m serious are these people human?  I think not.

Running my businesses, marketing those businesses through blogging and other means and actually doing the work that I rake in is almost more than I can handle in any given 24 hours.

To be quite honest, there are times when my dogs have to remind me that they exist…or they just revolt as my dear Lexi did last year.

As my mind spins while stumbling from blog to blog while checking e-mails, commenting, making notes for 3 other websites I have in development, etc. this evening, it occurred to me…there are tons of people who do exactly what I do, and they have kids there beside them for a good portion of that time!

So there’s my conclusion, there is no way those work at home moms and dads are human.  They are some sort of evolutionary wonder or possibly cyborgs…not sure which one yet!

Whatever the case may be, they all must be absolute masters at the fine art of time management and have some nerves of steel or some kind of shield to deflect enough stress to keep the breakdowns away.

Are you a WAHM or a WAHD?  Or do you know one of these amazing creatures?  I would really love to hear how you all do it.  Any time saving tips or multi-tasking lessons that you can share with us mere mortals would be appreciated!   Or of course, if I’m right and you’re not really human…feel free to post comments in your native language or give us some symbol just so we know that you were here!

WAHM - WAHD phone home…

22 Comments

  1. Posted September 3, 2007 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

    This is so true!
    “So there’s my conclusion, there is no way those work at home moms and dads are human. They are some sort of evolutionary wonder or possibly cyborgs…not sure which one yet!”

  2. Posted September 10, 2007 at 3:09 am | Permalink

    Any moms or dads who work and still have to look after their kids, I’d say are incredible, not to mention if they work at home too with so many projects!

  3. Posted September 18, 2007 at 8:22 am | Permalink

    I’m a WAHM. My kids are 2 and 6 months. I find it weird to read posts like this, because you do what you can with what you’ve got.

    Today, with very mixed emotions, I sent my 6-month-old to daycare… it’s the only way for me to get any work done. I tried working evenings, when everyone was asleep, but I was on the brink of a break down, so I had to weigh my options carefully.

    When the kids are home, I work while they are napping. I carry a notebook and pen with me everywhere, so I can jot down ideas for my blog and articles. When on the phone, most people don’t mind hearing my kids in the background, but I feel like it leaves an unprofessional impression, so I keep all my calls and client work for when the kids are at daycare.

    I don’t think WAHM/Ds have super powers, although there are days I wish I did. We roll with the punches, take everything in stride and find creative ways to balance work, family and life as possible. We learn to accept help when offered. We develop a strong sense of humor and learn to laugh at situations that would make us cry or scream in the past.

    One thing’s for sure, I wouldn’t trade my “new” life for my “old” one for anything.

  4. Posted September 21, 2007 at 1:03 pm | Permalink

    I can confirm - we are human! I have a 6 and 7 year old am running a full time freelancing business and developing 3 more businesses. I’ve been doing this since before they were in school but I am so thankful when school starts!

    Regardless, my tasks often run way past when the bell rings.. I think the secret is something called the “Parkinson’s Law” which, in a nutshell states that whatever your tasks are, they will fill up the time you have to accomplish them in. If you have less time, you cut out some unnecessaries and get the job done faster.

    Hopefully I’m teaching my kids to be entrepreneurial too - I don’t want them to grow up thinking that the world isn’t full of possibilities of their own making.

  5. Posted February 12, 2008 at 8:28 pm | Permalink

    With my first baby on the way I’ve been wanting to really get into working at home, currently I work outside, to take care of the kid. Sometimes though I think I hear a small voice in my head telling me I’m crazy.

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