Welcome. I began this blog as a reaction to, well, a reaction I get often when I tell people that I'm now a stay-at-home mom. That's right. After 10 years of working for the man, traveling a bit, earning a graduate degree, and "being all I can be," I decided to forego daycare and hit the career pause button to raise an awesome little boy.
It's been an interesting year, one in which I've slept little but learned a lot. So, being a writer, I thought I'd blog about it, if for no one else than myself.
Why blog? I chose to quit working in journalism to teach English in a public school. I loved it, and felt like I was kind of working to change all of the things people often say are "wrong" with America's children. I decided to approach motherhood much the same way. Every day, I read about a study or report that talks about how many kids are having sex at age 12, or who watch five hours of TV a day, or who send 1,200 texts in the span of two hours but haven't spoken a word to their parents in two weeks. Teaching taught me those things don't occur in isolation. I also learned that a lot of kids without a parent or other responsible adult at home tend to be a lot less well-behaved than someone whose mom/dad/grandparent can drive up to the school at a moment's notice and put a foot in their ass. Staying at home, to me, is one part of an equation that I hope can result in a kid who is well-adjusted, responsible, and cares for more in life than the latest electronic accessory.
This is not to say being a SAHM is easy. I don't go get my nails done or enjoy a massage every Thursday after work. I've had to learn to use a bevy of coupons and find free stuff to do/eat/work with. This blog will deal with the adventures of being a cheap date, a responsible adult, and in short, someone who is fighting the corporate machine one purchase at a time.
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