My job!

This morning as I was sitting eating a bowl of cereal with my kids I sat there thinking that being a stay at home mom is probably one of the best jobs anyone could have.

I have recently been redoing my resume so that I can apply for a night job, but what to write about what I have been doing for the past 7 years. I know what I do is important and worthwhile, and challenging, but I feel like there are so many people out there that think being a SAHM is easy, or that anybody could do it. I struggle with this because I never even questioned staying home with kids to raise them! It was decided long before we even had kids that I would stay home till the kids were in school full time. Well that time is fast approaching Savanna will be in full day Kindergarten next sept. So i have one whole year to decide what I want to do for a job. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! I guess all I'm good at is working with kids. Its what I have always done, from babysitting as a teenager, to working in a daycare center and being a nanny, so I guess that is what I will stick with. My wish is to own my own inhome preschool! But that is a long way away, but some day...


So this is for all you Stay at moms out there! If you knew this would be your job description would you still do it???

Job Title : MOM

JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term team players needed for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work various hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in faraway cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: This is for the rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated at least temporarily, until someone needs $5 to go skating. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, and embarrassed the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION: Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: None required, unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION: You pay them, offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS: While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered, job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.