Just a thought...
I always think of myself as a career woman. I believe it is the soul of my identity.
When I talk to people around me, the one thing I tell them is that it makes me proud that I contribute to the economy in some small way and that I am recognized as a professional worth a paycheck at the end of the month. In some weird way, I have to admit that I love being needed for a specific piece of work. And of course I am proud that I have my own independent source of income!
However, on the other hand, woman's true success is based on how she matches the foot-steps of her partner in every walk of life, supporting him through all aspects - good or bad - by contributing with a paycheck or sharing the economic burden of the household. I must have been wrong. It is so much more than that! The identity and success thereafter of a woman, or for that matter, any individual lies with whatever that person wants to be and how far you have accomplished that. And that includes being a stay-at-home mom whose aim is to be there for her family as best as can be. As clichéd as this sounds, the true home-maker does an amazing role of bringing up her kids to be human beings, ready to take on the world - constantly showing them the right path, making small and big decisions and sacrifices on their behalf. Being a brilliant mother and an amazing wife is indeed a challenge, and in today's individualistic society, we might be underplaying the importance of that a whole lot. All along, I thought that it was a sacrifice that a woman had to make to do this and now I can confidently say that I was grossly mistaken. It is a choice of who you want to be or how you want to define your happiness. So, what defines your happiness?
When I talk to people around me, the one thing I tell them is that it makes me proud that I contribute to the economy in some small way and that I am recognized as a professional worth a paycheck at the end of the month. In some weird way, I have to admit that I love being needed for a specific piece of work. And of course I am proud that I have my own independent source of income!
However, on the other hand, woman's true success is based on how she matches the foot-steps of her partner in every walk of life, supporting him through all aspects - good or bad - by contributing with a paycheck or sharing the economic burden of the household. I must have been wrong. It is so much more than that! The identity and success thereafter of a woman, or for that matter, any individual lies with whatever that person wants to be and how far you have accomplished that. And that includes being a stay-at-home mom whose aim is to be there for her family as best as can be. As clichéd as this sounds, the true home-maker does an amazing role of bringing up her kids to be human beings, ready to take on the world - constantly showing them the right path, making small and big decisions and sacrifices on their behalf. Being a brilliant mother and an amazing wife is indeed a challenge, and in today's individualistic society, we might be underplaying the importance of that a whole lot. All along, I thought that it was a sacrifice that a woman had to make to do this and now I can confidently say that I was grossly mistaken. It is a choice of who you want to be or how you want to define your happiness. So, what defines your happiness?
I completely second with you on that. Infact I was so sure I won't leave my job even during my pregnancy. In fact Z was born on 26th Nov at 1am and I was working till noon on 25th Nov. Then when Z came into my life my views changed. I would sure join back work when I can but right now I'm enjoying this phase.
ReplyDeleteWell said...even for me deciding to leave the job was tough, even felt really low for somedays after that, but now I am enjoying every second of my life with my Mishti...
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