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Sacrifices made in the name of family
Filed under: Big Kids, Work Life, Activities: Babies
In the summer of 2004, my husband was involuntarily separated from the payroll system where he worked. In other words, he got canned. Considering he is the primary bread-winner in our house, this was a serious situation.We had moved here for that job and we didn't want to move again. Ellie was settled and happy and this is where we wanted her to grow up. Not wanting to relocate narrowed down our options quite a bit and in the end, it took six long months for him to find another job.
Those six months were the most stressful times of our marriage. My husband had always been pretty good at winning the bread, so this setback shook his confidence, worried his mind and generally bummed him out. It was tempting to accept the jobs that were offered to him in other cities, but we were determined to stay put for Ellie's sake.
The bright spot in the nightmare was all the extra time Ellie got to spend with her Papa. His previous job had involved long hours and he was rarely home before bedtime. During the time he was unemployed, he and Ellie spent a lot of time together and the bond between them grew even stronger. Those six months made us realize that his chosen career just wasn't good for our family.
We were so very fortunate that he was able to find employment here in a different field. We took a hit financially, but when we all sit down to have dinner together, we feel it was well worth it. What about you? What sacrifices have you made for the sake of your own family? Were they worth it?
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3-04-2007 @ 5:30PM
~Monica said...I am part owner of an international company selling health technology - it allows me to work from home but I cannot have my son here while I'm working. I was so adamant about having my male business partners think that me having a baby did not mean I was a write-off, so to speak, that after about a week post-partum, I was working again while my son slept. I worked for 3 months thereafter - not a lot, but enough. I regret doing this. After 3 months of that we talked and I ended up taking 6 months full-time mat leave which ended up turning into 4 months (another regret) because they were desperate for me to return to work. While I would not have done any of this with a 'regular' at-the-office job, I still look back at it and have regret. BUT the plus side is that we will be mortgage free in 2008 after being homeowners for just 5 years then. And by the time my son is in kindergarten, I could be retired which will leave me with the option of doing something good for the community as my 'job'. To me, this makes the struggle worth it in the end, and I will still see my son grow up and get to spend a lot of time with him. That, I won't regret ; )
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