My name is Tera and I’ve been a working mom for just over 7 years now. “Working mom” is a huge part of my identity, something I know I was tentative to embrace in the beginning but have since proudly accepted and touted to others (I try not to preach, but I am sure it’s happened). I think motherhood in general is hard to take on for first time mothers, but add in the guilt of working full-time out of the home on top of that, and we are talking some major insecurities. I was very lucky to have a supportive husband, but I really didn’t have many friends that were moms that also worked at that time. Almost all chose to stay at home. So I internalized that a lot and felt guilty for WANTING to work. It’s not that I wanted to leave my newborn baby girl everyday, in fact I felt a tugging in my stomach every time I left her, but I also felt a need to keep my career going, to provide for my family and to have something I could call my own. I also sought out support from fellow working moms and have since formed a fantastic bond with some of the most amazing women in the world. I’m sure you’ve heard this from many a working mom before, it’s not a new phenomenon. It took me quite some time to reconcile my feelings around all of this but once I did, I truly believe our family was stronger and happier. And two and half years after she was born, we added a little boy to the mix. Now seven years later, I can firmly say my kids are great and developing normally and I’m developing my mommy skills normally as well.

 

That’s who I am, for the most part. I hope to provide a mix of personal with professional here as my career is in PR research and measurement. So I like studies A LOT. And I hope to bring some here for discussion as they are often very fascinating (or entertaining). But I also hope to bring some personal experiences into the mix as well as I get more comfortable with the idea of sharing with the world. I love connecting with working moms so please feel free to comment any time and I look forward to this blogging journey.

 

Thanks for reading!

Tera