Working part time and leaving hubbie in the mantle I often wonder what my two precious bundles get up too. Not that I should worry really. He has them off on all kinds of adventures and even cooking me up batches of brownies for my return (and other sweet treats!). Although I still have the mummy guilt. I hate not spending that time with them.

Missing Out

I feel like I miss out on so much quality family time though. It is hard when they are growing up so fast and I spend a good chunk of the weekend away from them. Especially as my eldest spends lots of the week in school as it is! I think that is the worst part of the mummy guilt now, when I spent more time in the week it was okay. But weekends are more precious now.

But sometimes you have to relinquish your mummy reigns and go off in to the wider world without them to try and help the finances. We have bills that need to be paid and because of childcare weekends are the best time for me to work. My husband has the boys then and I have them in the week when he works.

The only thing that keeps me going is seeing other children having tantrums in the store! Then I feel a little relief that I am having a break from dealing with public meltdowns. I can just share a look of understanding with the parent handling it. Whilst they scrape their child off the floor and try and leave the supermarket with their dignity intact…

Giving an impromptu Samba band session on the beach!