Saying Goodbye to the Babysitter Guilt

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Being a mom I have a lot of guilt wrapped up in asking people to help care for my children. I know I'm not alone in this feeling. Many of my friends, who are working-outside-of-the-home moms, feel guilt getting a sitter or asking a family member to watch their children for them because they are already away from their children during the work hours. Shouldn't they want to spend every single other second in the presence of their children? As stay at home moms I know many friends, myself included, who feel guilt over paying a sitter or asking a family member to watch our children because isn't that my job ? Aren't I a stay at home mom because I want to spend every waking second of every single day with my children? Many "Mommy guilt" issues resolve themselves with the more children I have. Things I once worried about with one child I no longer have concern over by baby #3. I'm sure by kid 4 I'm gonna be even more chill ;) However, the guilt about chi...