Oh, out of the mouths of babes!
I take the kids to daycare every morning and then drive back home to work out of the house while the Daddy of the family leaves at the same time and drives into town to work. Maggie always asks, “Where is Daddy going?” and I always reply, “to work” and we talk about how everyone has a job to do (thanks to our beloved Frances book!) and that Daddy’s job is to go to work and Maggie’s job is to go to daycare. Today when I gave my usual reply, she said:
“Do girls work?”
Indeed.
I’ll spare you the analyzing I’ve been doing over the past hour, but they always serve up such zingers, don’t they? At the very least this proves that I should put on “real” clothes in the morning and brush my hair a little more…………
Kate Olson is a mother of 2 toddlers and lives in rural Wisconsin. She balances motherhood & working from home in a semi-functional fashion - you can read more about Kate on our contributors page. She blogs about education and lots of business/tech stuff at Kate Says . Want more? Read all of Kate’s posts!
Kate, you have stumbled into the very reason I do enjoy going to work. Even though it’s a pain most of the time - and would be such a convenience to work from my house (less the 4 year old screaming songs at the top of her lungs), I need that separation of work… After a week of not shaving and wearing my Jimmy Buffett visor, I start to ask silly questions like what is the meaning of my life
Kudos to you for living a life you love. Maybe if I can figure out the discipline to treat a home-based job as work I might just join the home-based workforce!
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I’ve been thinking a lot about gender roles and types this weekend. It was all spurred by my 3-year-old son assigning classic rock the gender role of “boy music”. When I asked him why he thought that, he gave me *that* look, and continued his car-seat dancing.
My husband and I both work from home which totally confuses my kids. There have been times this summer where my 8 year old has looked at me and asked “are you sure you work?” My husband’s job requires that he travels quite a bit, and if he is home working he is dealing with clients on the phone during typical business hours. My job involves a lot of writing, e-mailing, and designing with a flexible schedule. Much quieter, so my boy thinks I play on the computer when he does see me at work! At least he knows I love what I do, plus I get more time with both him and his baby brother. Just wish I could get more sleep!