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Making Becoming A Work-at-home Mom Work For You

Author: JessicaFranks
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It sounds like the perfect situation, doesn't it: Having the freedom to stay at home with your children while also earning a respectable income? And why shouldn't it work? While your children happily play with their toys, you can work on the computer. And while your little ones nap, you can be having a conference call with a client and also be icing a birthday cake. So simple, so straightforward. It's a wonder why everyone isn't doing this.

Well, not so fast. The reality that work-at-home moms often face can very different. A child's schedule isn't predictable. You might be constantly interrupted from your work at the computer, turning a 5 to 10 minute task in an office setting into an hour-long ordeal. And your precious toddler might decide to throw an ear-splitting tantrum a few minutes into that important call with your most important client.

So, as in much of life; especially when one has children, the dream isn?t quite the same as reality. What are the pitfalls of working from home and being a mother? What can happen to trip up that happy image?

One of the biggest challenges is scheduling time to actually get the work done. Some moms find that they have to hire a babysitter or a nanny to watch the kids so they can work without interruption. While this works in some instances, it is a costly solution that can severely reduce your earnings. Instead of hiring a babysitter, an older child may be able to watch the younger ones while you work. This, too, is not without its pitfalls. You will still be interrupted when arguments and disagreements arise between the siblings.

Children?s pets present another pitfall of working from home and being a mother. Moms who earn income from on-line auctions must rely on freight services to pick up at the house. Delivery vans are notorious for making dogs go bananas. Some work-at-home moms report the mere sound of that familiar brown van coming down the street causes their dog to bark at 105 decibels; loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. She can?t get rid of the dog, it?s the children?s pet.

One way to find some uninterrupted work time is to work at night when the children are all tucked into their beds. Some moms find jobs that give them the flexibility to do this such as bookkeeping or taking customer service calls at night. This is not a cure all, however. You need to take care of yourself and get the sleep your body needs. Otherwise, you'll be facing the next day cranky and drowsy. If you do decide to work at night, don't forget that afternoon naps can be just as refreshing for adults as it is for your kids.

Depending on the job performed, there are other pitfalls of working from home and being a mother. Pay can be low: sometimes work-at-home moms are not paid for their work. Sometimes employers find ways of rejecting the work claiming poor quality. Benefits such as health coverage and pension plans are scarce. But the work-at-home mom knows that those children she has raised can be counted on to take her in and car for her in her elder years.

I saved the biggest pitfall of working from home to the last. And that's pitfall of no adult contact. You don't get to spend time at the water cooler chatting with coworkers about office gossip, last night's television shows, or life in general. Your day is spent solely with your children, the bugs they found outside, that annoying kid's shows, and your children's sticky candy kisses. Fortunately, it's a pitfall many moms welcome.

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