What I want to be…
This entry was chosen as one of the best for the Business Channel “Take Your Sons and Daughters To Work Day” contest.
Your comments will count as votes - the most commented post between now and April 30 wins! The commenter wins and the blogger wins. So comment away!
What do you want to be? What do your kids want to be? How do childhood experiences affect your career?
All I ever wanted to be was a Mom. A Stay at Home, Milk and cookies making, PTA President, Class Mom - Mom. Maybe because my Mom wasn’t able to be that when I was a child, and I so wanted her to be. I was almost not able to do it, I was wrapped up in the let’s make money and give the kdis all the STUFF they want game, then I got and beat cancer, twice. The whole world became crystal clear at that point for me, and I quit my job, successfully had another baby and beat cancer. Then I settled down to Momydom and all the glory it meant to me. I am a NEVER HOME stay-at-home-Mom, exhausted more than I have even been in my LIFE, and enjoying every single second of it.
It’s not the right choice for everyone, but it was the right choice for us, and I am so happy with the ‘job” I have!
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98 opinions for What I want to be…
b5media - The Business Channel - and Its Readers - Grow Up
Apr 21, 2008 at 1:47 am
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Wendy
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:29 am
Thanks for the entry! Read about this contest and what it menas to me at:
http://wendydelmo.typepad.com/one_day_at_a_time/2008/04/what-do-i-want.html
NotAMeanGirl
Apr 21, 2008 at 9:23 am
YOU GOT MY JOB!!!! heh
Carol
Apr 21, 2008 at 11:58 am
Great blog Wendy! You have my vote:-)
Lisa K
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Great JOB, Wendy! (no pun intended LOL) very well said.. i’m sure other stay at home mom’s appreciate your take on it too!
Dave Del Monte
Apr 21, 2008 at 12:38 pm
You got my vote!
Karen
Apr 21, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Good Luck Wendy!!!
Felicia
Apr 21, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Great blog!
jen
Apr 21, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Nothing better than being a stay at home mom!
Chantel
Apr 21, 2008 at 3:51 pm
That is all I ever wanted to be too. A mom. A wife who cooks and cleans. :) THanks.
Christie
Apr 21, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I personally think it’s the best job in the world!!! Congrats!
Awesome Mom
Apr 21, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I love my job too!!!
Melissa
Apr 21, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I totally agree! I vote for you Wendy.
Kelly @ Pass the Torch
Apr 21, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Great post - well said!
julie
Apr 21, 2008 at 6:09 pm
thanks!!
Kristi McDaniel
Apr 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm
my vote too.
Kristi
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Trish
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Sounds like you have an interesting story - and a great entry!
Lael
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:41 pm
There are some days when I’m home with my kids on Fridays that I’m sure that I KNOW it would be easier to be at the office, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world! I love your blog Wendy! Good luck!
Kimberly
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:51 pm
KUDOS!!!!!
Joy
Apr 21, 2008 at 8:59 pm
This is GREAT! Investing in the future is a noble thing.
Pam R. OC, CA
Apr 21, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Being a mom is the hardest job you will ever have…arent’ you lucky!
Brooke Allen
Apr 22, 2008 at 12:39 am
SAHM is a great job!
Broad Horizons
Apr 22, 2008 at 5:36 am
Right there with you (except I’m a homeschool mom not a pta mom LOL)! Right down to initially thinking we needed the money to have more stuff, but then figuring out the stuff isn’t important! Glad you’re enjoying your dream job!!!
Michelle
Apr 22, 2008 at 5:38 am
Very inspiring. Motherhood is a very noble profession and caring enough to put your family first and do the best that you can in this challenging role, is all anybody can ask. We are all called to do different things in life, and that is okay. Congratulations on being nominated. I wish you all the best.
Mama Zen
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:06 am
Great post!
Laura Ch.
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:39 am
Please give Wendy a vote for me! Great entry.
Kathleen Livingston
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:41 am
Wendy and all –
Momydom is the toughest, most time consuming, rewarding job a “woman” can have (I know that there are some great Stay-at-home-dads out there too).
I miss the days I was able to do that (before the divorce). I miss the runnin’ about that I was able to do when I was a stay-Not-So-Much-at-home mom. My kids miss it too. :[
But at least they have been shown it is a job that is of great importance. One I pray I have been able to inspire them to do.
Carol
Apr 22, 2008 at 7:18 am
I agree. This was a great post, thank you.
Debbie
Apr 22, 2008 at 7:28 am
You’ve got my vote!
Lissete
Apr 22, 2008 at 8:00 am
My mom was a SAHM until my dad passed away when I was 14. I always wanted to be a SAHM too. In the beginning I HAD to work but fortunately I was able to stay home full time when my oldest was 5. I am so glad that I was able to do that.
Anne
Apr 22, 2008 at 8:05 am
I love this! Being a mom isn’t easy but it’s so rewarding.
Dineen
Apr 22, 2008 at 9:04 am
Great post Wendy, my vote is for you!!
Carolyn
Apr 22, 2008 at 12:59 pm
As a woman with a law degree and a career that I believe in, I will tell you that I hire people to clean my house and cut my grass! Being “at home” is not an easy job. I believe everyone should have a choice… And being a stay at home Mom is just as important a choice as mine! Go Wendy!
Kaitlin m
Apr 22, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Your zest for life is amazing! Congrats on beating cancer and following your dream.
Emily
Apr 22, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Makes me proud of my newly chosen profession. Thank you.
seven
Apr 22, 2008 at 4:40 pm
That’s all I’ve ever wanted to be too! Gotta find me a husband first though…
Alison
Apr 22, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Very well said! With apologies to the army, motherhood is the hardest job you’ll ever love.
Sharla
Apr 22, 2008 at 5:30 pm
This is what I always wanted to be too. And I am and I love it. I believe that if you want anything bad enough you can do it.
ali
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:09 pm
you have my vote!! it’s the hardest and most rewarding job. I wasn’t able to keep doing it but my hats off to you!!!
Beth
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:22 pm
I agree-it is a good but hard job!!
Tanya Moyer
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Great post!!! From one SAHM to another - it is a tough, but oh so rewarding job!!! Thanks for your honest words!
lace
Apr 22, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I think that is the best job any one could have.
April
Apr 22, 2008 at 10:00 pm
An awesome post!
Noreen
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:18 am
I always wanted to be a SAHM too and I am!!
amanda
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:22 am
definitely a job…and a hard one at times…but also the MOST rewarding one around!
sara l.
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:25 am
Love you take on staying at home…I feel the same way! Hope you win!
Emily Roper
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:41 am
SAHM is the best {and hardest} job! i love it!
Nadine
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:19 am
This is really touching! Congrats to you for beating it twice and doing what you’ve always wanted to do.
terri G. Ingraham
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:20 am
All I wanted to be was a SAHM too!
Great post!
Tammy
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:52 am
Good Luck - SAHM’s have the highest calling of any career. Keep pressing on!
Leah
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:59 am
Great article. I so relate!
Marilyn
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:50 am
You have my vote! It’s one of the hardest yet most rewarding job anyone could ever have.
Marilyn
Suzanne Bastien
Apr 23, 2008 at 11:54 am
Huzzah! Bravo to you for taking that ever changing moment in life, and embracing it. Your kids will thank you no matter what choice you make, I’m glad you love the one you made!
Warm Blessings
CanCan
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I think girls need to know that this IS a worthy “career” choice! Children have value, and so does RAISING them!
Audra Marie
Apr 23, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Amazing how a serious moment in life can change our focus. :) Great post. :)
Jennifer
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I love being a SAHM.
Jennifer
Richelle F
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:17 pm
It is a tough job, but worth it!!
Smellyann
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Great post! Atta girl!
callmeabookworm
Apr 23, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Great job, Wendy!
Naomi
Apr 23, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I’m a SAHM and love it but I was a late bloomer… never intended to stay with the kids but hope to at least until they’re both in school.
nottryingforaboy
Apr 23, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Awesome post! Congrats on following your dream (and beating cancer!)
Patti
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Love this! I am forwarding this to my sister and mom! Thanks!
Sarah Berry
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I was one of the “bad” kids growing up. I experimented with alot of things I shouldn’t have. I drank and smoked and everyone thought I would do nothing with my life. Now I’m a registered nurse and I work in a children’s psychiatric hospital. Many of the kids we get are just like I was. Its nice to think I can use my past to help others now.
Worlds Greatest Mommy
Apr 23, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Love this post. I never wanted to be a mommy, but now I’m hooked.
Jessica
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Mothers are heros!
Gregg
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Take some time for YOURSELF!
Zara
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:44 pm
What a wonderful post! I love it. :)
Alaina
Apr 23, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I’m so glad I get a chance to be at home, too!
Krista
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Here’s my comment in support of Wendy! Yay for stay at home moms!
Pamk
Apr 23, 2008 at 7:28 pm
glad you got the job you wanted every one needs that.
Debbie
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Could anyone really achieve what they want to be without a wonderful mother cheering them on and being there for them. Wendy has my vote for best job!!
Jo
Apr 23, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Love this post! Thank you for linking to it so we have the chance to read it.
Suzie
Apr 23, 2008 at 10:30 pm
SAHMs deserve a lot more credit than they get sometimes! I’ve always known I wanted to stay home with my kids when I’ve had children, but to all my teachers laughed when we had to write about what we wanted to be telling me that I had to get a “real job” and that staying home isn’t a “reality.” I’m living my dream job now with two kids!
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bunny
Apr 24, 2008 at 4:02 am
Any job is great if you love doing it!
Sarah A.
Apr 24, 2008 at 5:20 am
Very inspiring. It reminds me how much I love being a SAHM too.
Susan
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:44 am
Good luck - you have the same job as I do, and we both love it!
Peggie
Apr 24, 2008 at 8:11 am
I chose the same profession and never regretted it. My “kids” are now in ages from 26 to 37 and I would do it all over again… oh wait, I am! I have a 16 month old granddaughter that I care for every day!
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Tiffany Rosson
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:34 am
Nice writing! Very heartfelt.
fedora
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:25 am
Good for you! I’ve made the same choice, and am thankful to be able to do so! Blessings to you and your family!
Ginny
Apr 24, 2008 at 11:47 am
What a sweet story!
Scarlett
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Good luck, Wendy!
Steph
Apr 24, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Stay at home moms rule!!!!!
Jenna
Apr 24, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I completely agree… it isn’t the right choice for everyone but I’m glad that it has worked out so well for you and your family!
LeeAnn
Apr 24, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Good luck!!!
Beth
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I love being a SAHM, too!
Amanda
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Good job.
Betty N
Apr 24, 2008 at 6:10 pm
You can really be proud of being good at your job!! It is the most important job you could ever have.
Robin (PENSIEVE)
Apr 24, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I hate cancer…it took my mom and grandmother. So thrilled you’ve beaten it and are living your dream.
Nothing but smiles from me!
:)
C Duran
Apr 24, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Great post. Good luck!
Carolsue
Apr 25, 2008 at 12:57 am
Good luck! You did great!
Elizabeth
Apr 25, 2008 at 6:23 am
great Wendy!
Mary Ellen
Apr 25, 2008 at 9:13 am
Great article! It awesome when you can live your dreams!
Emily N.
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:15 pm
A very important and difficult job.
reeva
Apr 25, 2008 at 4:29 pm
great post! and i’m looking forward to having your job :)
Caryn B
Apr 27, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Awesome post. I always really only wanted to be a mom. I was blessed in that I was able to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse first.
Wendy
Apr 30, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Thanks for all the wonderful comments. Yes, I do hav ethe best, if not the most tiring job around, but I have some amazing colleagues, as well.
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