When I had my first child, I was fortunate enough to stay home with him until he was more than a year old. It was such a joy to see him go through the amazing development phases during his first year and I treasure it deeply.
With my second child, I am not so fortunate and have to be at work almost 9-10 hours daily. Initially I was glad to be back at work after being with an infant all day for the first few months. But now I am not so excited about the whole aspect of going to work and having to leave your baby in someone else's care. It pains my heart when my child smiles at me and I cannot pick her up because I have to leave for work.
Why do I have to work outside of home? I have to work so that I have a career for myself, to be self-dependent if need be, to bring home money to pay bills, to save for the future, to save for the kids education, to save for a rainy day fund.
But are all these things worth missing the joys of your child's first years?
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