April 23, 2018
I Should Have Listened

Dr. Laura:

After having my daughter, I gave up my teaching career for a year to stay home with her, but then I went back to work.  My daughter was not in daycare, because she was loved all day by MY mom.  It never felt right, but I didn't listen to my inner voice.  I was there and devoted to her at 3PM, and I had all summer with her, but still it was not enough.  That is a choice I deeply regret.

I'm not even a feminist, but I fell for the line that women can have it all.  They can't.  There are only so many hours in a day and you cannot be good at everything.  So, I chose to be a good mom.  I resigned from my job and stayed home.  My daughter starts school next year, and MY school asked me back on a part-time schedule, so I'll only work when she is in school.  I'll be there in the morning to drop her off, and in the afternoon to pick her up from school.  I'll have the same holidays off, and I'll be home all summer with her.  My career can wait; my time with her cannot.

All too often, I have seen broken kids in my high school classes, and I vow never to let my daughter be one of them.  I have been on the front lines in the classroom, and the world needs more straight shooters like you to straighten us out!  There ARE good teachers out there who are trying to do right by the kids in our classes.  We just need some more Dr. Laura wisdom to fend off snowplow parents!

Liza


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM