Being a working mother is not easy. She is constantly torn between her role at home and her role at the office. She struggles with the guilt of leaving her child in the arms of a nanny or at a daycare. She has to make difficult choices relating to work and her children. For example, she may have a Parent-Teacher Meeting and a Presentation at work on the same day, she has to work double as hard so that she can be present at both places.
My maternal grandmother, my Nani, lost her husband, (my Nana) early on. She raised my mother and her siblings all alone. Both my grandparents were doctors, and they owned their own hospital, which she later handled all by herself. She has dealt with the fear of missing out on important milestones of her children but was present every time they needed her and for all the important events in their lives.
This is what life is like for any working mother. She pushes herself to meet her own expectations to do her best for both, her work and her children. The underlying guilt of not doing enough or being able to spend time with her child, always makes her put herself at the very last, and she is hardly able to make time for herself. At work, in the middle of a crucial meeting, she can expect numerous petty calls from home; “Mother! Can I eat the Cookies?” or “Mother, I cannot find my favourite T-shirt!”. Her children would wait for her all day long, for her to return home and to be able to spend quality time. Even though she would be exhausted, she would smile through all her troubles and give her time to them. Although a mother struggles with all these hurdles, in a child’s mind, their mother is always the best.
An expert juggler, a working mother works day in and day out to provide the best life for her children, and yet, smiles through all the troubles, being their pillar of strength. The child grows up with a strong woman figure in their life, looking up to her, admiring her determination, strength to push herself and discipline. The mother shows the child the true meaning of hard work. At the end of the day, a mother is the ideal role model for her child.
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