A little news on the house hunting saga:  We think we may have found one for us now that ours is basically sold (the accepted offer still stands).  We put an offer on it last night so please pray that if this is what God wants for us, all will go well or we will be waiting for something better He has planned for us.

Now my rant and rave:

There's a new show on TLC called The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom.  The premise of this show is that stay-at-home-moms get a chance to pursue their dream career that they MIGHT have had if they weren't with the kiddos all day.  HUH???     This IS my dream career thank you very much.  I know it's personal preference and all that, but I had to work until my first baby was a year old and it just about killed me.  I absolutely loved my job but I loved being a mom even more.  In fact, I still fill in at that job periodically and I enjoy the extra money every now and then.  However, it always reminds me of why I would rather be home.  Am I the only one offended by the suggestion that I sit around all day (myth #1) and contemplate my former career goals?  Or that spending my day with my children is anything less than a "real" job (myth #2)??  I work harder now than I ever did sitting behind a desk listening to cranky divorce clients (I used to work for an attorney).  If anything, I'm trying REALLY hard to make sure my kids don't turn out to be someone that is consulting an attorney because they comitted a crime.  For those moms that have to work, I feel your pain.  I've been on that end of things also. 

Ok, I'm done now and feel much better. LOL  Let me know what you think.

Hugs,

Amanda

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Posted by drewsfamilytx

Ugh! It's like the horridness of that show Real Housewives of Orange County or something like that. While I will never watch that soccer mom show (I *am* a soccer mom!), I hope that there will be those that at the end of the day will admit and realize that perhaps their dreams from yesteryear are not as fulfilling as their calling as wife and mother.

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Posted by mamazee

i've watched the show a couple of times - both ended up with an offer of full time work which was accepted - how lame... i had some awesome jobs, but nothing is worth giving up my time with my littles even to just film the show, let alone give it up for good!

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