Love the new blog by the way. Love the layout and especially the articles!

All my clients know I am a WAHM. When interviewing prospective clients, I tell them my situation. I have always believed in being up front with them – especially since some meetings we have may have the kids in the background.

As a VA, I discuss how I handle calls with their clients so it is a handled in the most professional way.

I am working towards getting into a product market. I do not plan on advertising myself as a WAHM because I don’t want customers to worry that the customer support will not be there.

I think I was bothered, because it seemed like in his comments he was saying that automatically if he knew you were a work at home mom then he would question whether you could do the job. Most work at home mom’s have mother’s helpers or kids go to pre-school. Also, they are usually working in the evenings and weekends making sure all of their projects are done.

I don’t always tell my clients at work at home, but usually it’s not a big deal. Actually, recently I’ve had a lot of soon to be Moms or other Moms asking me for advice.

I started my business when I was pregnant with my first son and we had just moved to a small air force base. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to create the business I had always wanted. Now with 2 kids under the age of 3 and two businesses I feel very blessed. The internet provides an amazing opportunity for moms to work at home.

Thanks again for this great post! You said exactly what I was thinking!

The WAHM can take 10 minutes to settle a sick child, or 30 to rescue the neighborhood kid who got clocked with the garage door…but she doesn’t miss the whole day for it. The WAHP (parent) can do both, and there’s no time wasted commuting or playing “how was your weekend”.

I think it’s the perfect solution for many parents, and many businesses. I only hope they look more closely, instead of just dismissing it out of hand.

And you’re right. We need to change the societal viewpoint toward parenting, both for WAHPs AND those of us in the traditional work world.

I’ve heard childless people in the workplace go on rants about how they “carry” the parents in the workplace. They mention the time spent with sick kids, or having to leave to pickup at daycare. It’s interesting that they feel that way.

These are the same people who on thursday and friday leave at EXACTLY 5pm because they have plans. They never come in early or work through lunch. They have a LIFE. They tell me that often. Parents feel a loyalty and an obligation to their workplace that the childless often do not. We are supporting a child on that salary…yes, we have an uncapitalized life, but we’ve got a few extra ounces of dedication, too. Plus experience that makes us understanding, flexible, and caring…which is a fair trade for a LIFE.

I’m extremely lucky to have a boss right now who takes parenting as seriously as I do. He sent me home to care for my daughter when my husband had to leave her home sick and go back to work. As soon as her brother got home, I went back to work…much to his surprise and pleasure.

I work harder, longer, and happier, knowing that THIS boss, THIS job, cares about my family and will allow me to parent without guilt or recrimination. I get paid to work, but the benefit of being able to parent guilt-free while doing so, means I’m going to make SURE I bring my very best self to work every day. Everyone wins.

Here’s hoping that someday it works that way everywhere…we’d be a more productive society with much healthier, productive children, too!

My authors and editors knew that I was working from home AND had kids. It was my “own” policy to never use my children as an excuse for not meeting a deadline. Over the years I had all manner of illnesses and maladies.

AMEN!