Working mum guilt, can anyone relate?

Time spent away, taking a promotion because I enjoy my job then wondering if I should have waited but then also not wanting to miss my shot. Just torn really @Allelse

@SW-User Look you're always going to worry about that shit, but the little buggers will grow character and come to adapt to the world by understanding that there is no bubble. And you may want to keep them in the bubble forever, but the world isn't a kind place. It can be a hard, difficult place and at times you gotta do what you gotta do to survive. I know you're torn. But you can do more for their future, by taking the promotion, then by always being there. And their future is more important than a few missed moments.

I like your perspective thank you 😊@Allelse

@SW-User No problem. My mother was a hard working woman who went back to work, had a strong work ethic and who had a great career in her field, and her support laid down the foundations for mine and my sisters future. We never went without. My mother's sister was an utter bitch!!! And was very mean to my mother about going back to work, but guess what, she was a woman who NEVER worked who was always broke and was constantly dragging her daughter from one rental to another.

Yeah stay at home mum’s are very sanctimonious, but often lacking in drive and other skills to model resilience for their children

Sounds like your mum was a very strong woman 😊

@SW-User She was a complete bitch to my Mum, all the while creating an unstable life for her own daughter. And it wasn't just my Mum, but my mother's Mum and my father's mother; they all went back to work.