“Being a SAHM has turned into a career failure for me. I can’t get hired anywhere with this employment gap. It makes it harder to sell myself to the company when everything is done online and not face to face anymore. Most companies even request no phone calls. I could win them over if I could just get my foot in the door. It kills me that taking time off for my family is affecting me so much.”
“I would rather walk barefoot over hot coals or broken glass before I take my young kids to the grocery store on a busy Saturday afternoon. That scenrio brings out the worst in everyone!”
“I have a bad flu. Yesterday I had a fever of 101.5. My husband felt my forehead, said “You don’t feel hot. You’ll live” and went out with his friends all day, leaving me with an energetic 5 year old. I have never felt more betrayed. I always knew he was selfish, but this takes the cake.”
*please note that the “shocking confessions” series are not personal experiences of Shannon and Toni of happyhourmom.com. These are anonymous confessions of moms being brutally honest so that we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves (and then we realize that we can each relate to half of them…)
Toni Danielson, ad agency working mom of a big brown-eyed little man, wife to an amazing husband, Digital Media Lover. Blogger. Infographic-obsessed. Expat. Happy Hour Mom. BBall Wife. Not all in that order. Join me in my journey to become the ultimate Happy Hour Mom!
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Thanks for posting these. I relate to #1, and somewhat to the 3rd. #1 is something I am having a major problem with. My husband doesn’t understand why it’s so hard for me to find a job “it should be so damn easy” according to him. 15-20 resume’s & cover letters a day sent out via email or fax, countless applications filled out. Nothing seems to work.
The 2nd – I don’t mind taking my kids to the store, they are mostly good, especially if we have a car shaped shopping cart!