cindee, as most of us are in our early twenties, we cant realli imagine giving up the independence/freedom etc... for a baby. i love to travel too, so i m tryin to travel as much as possible before having a baby. the thing is that our mentatlity may probably change over the years. who knows u might long for a baby a few years down the road?
dun get too upset or troubled now cos all ur worries might be unfounded in the end. plus u have such a doting FH
i dun think i will ever give up my job completely... cos it gives me a sense of satisfaction. i mean i respect full time stay home mums, but i do want the financial independence + career satisfaction. prob jus learn to create a good balance between the two. i realli feel that it's possible cos my mummy has a v good relationship with my siblings & i, despite the fact that she worked full time thru-out our growing up years. to me, it's not the quantity of time, but the quality of time.
some parents spend a lot of time at home, but all the ever ask is "do ur homework already? " and nag etc.... but i m fortunate to have a mum who will ask & listen too abt my tifts with my best fren in sch, what clothes i wanna buy or other nonsenses...
have to agree that a lot of working parents tend to neglect kids.... used to see those married auditors work till no day no nite.... wonder how their kids survive...guess u can have ur career after u have kids but maybe u just cant be a workaholic.
all in all, if u stay in teaching, ur hours r quite pro-family
if u can get home in time to have dinner with them then u still have the entire evening time to bond with them
plus u will have the same holidays (though i know ur holidays are plaugued with meetings n ecas etc etc ) but shld be easier to arrange for family overseas trip compared to the rest of us who has to take leave
