Entre Madres y Doctoras: Being a Mother and Being working

Entre Madres y Doctoras discusses the priorities of being a mother and a professional.

It’s a somewhat complicated issue, considering what traditionally happens when a child is born.

Women can and have every right to want to continue working after giving birth.

Working and being a mom is a topic that changes when you’re not a mother and then you are. Sometimes, women feel that they will continue to work full-time even after becoming mothers.

It’s not that this isn’t possible, but even with the help of your spouse, there are things you can’t do quite the same as before.

Priorities change when you have children. Once you become a mother, something in you is born and changes completely. You start to feel that something was created with your child, a connection like no other.

Having said this, most women, not saying men don’t, decide to leave their jobs to be full-time mothers, while others decide to balance their lives.

Being a Mom Changes You

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be a mom for your children, but sometimes women don’t leave their jobs and there’s nothing wrong with that either.

The word «priorities» is important because it sets standards for some women. Having a career and being a mom is possible.

Dr. Evelyn shares that she didn’t want to leave her job after becoming a mom, but there was a change in her priorities.

Before her child was born, she had an idea that she would take him to daycare, then her husband would also be there to help out, and if she needed a nanny, she would hire one.

The Children

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Everything changed when her son arrived in her family. She felt that the word «priorities» was the right way to refer to the changes.

She had an idea of what she wanted to do before, but now, with her son on this planet, everything changed and she decided that being a mom was a priority.

This doesn’t mean she would leave her profession, but her son was definitely a priority for her.

When it came to working, she felt that there were changes on her part during this new process of taking on another role. For example, she no longer stayed extra time at work, as she had to see and take care of her son.

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This doesn’t mean that quitting your job to be a mother and take care of your children is bad, that’s not what is being said at all.

Simply that priorities in life change over time. Oh, and of course, if you dedicate yourself completely to your children, you do deserve recognition because raising another human being is a difficult job.

What we want to understand is that priorities change from person to person, and there is no answer that can be considered correct, as we are all different.

Entre Madres y Doctoras says goodbye to you for now and thanks you for your attention. You’re doing great!