Comments on: Are Work At Home Moms (and Dads) Human?

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:28:25 +0000

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.

By: Christine OKelly

Christine OKelly — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:03:40 +0000

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.

By: Cristina Favreau

Cristina Favreau — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:22:41 +0000

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.

By: YC

YC — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:09:04 +0000

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!

By: Mom Coming Home

Mom Coming Home — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:19:50 +0000

Work at Home Parents - Human or Robot Human Hybrid?…

Dana at Virtual Insanity or Virtual Reality? posed the question: Are Work at Home Moms (and Dads) Human? On nights when the sleep is sparse and the work is challenging, and I miraculously meet my deadlines, I wonder if I……

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:30:01 +0000

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!”