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From Message Karen
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01/8/2005
23:23:34
Subject: Going Back To Work:
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I don't feel guilty about leaving my son while I go out to work - I know he's fine - I just worry that later on in life I'll regret it and wish I'd spent all the time at home with him before he went to school. People are always telling me that the early years go so fast. He seems fine and actually could benefit from going to a nursery rather than be at home and with a miserable mother who is always nagging. However, is this permanent guilty feeling that maybe I am making a mistake normal? Liz
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02/9/2005
07:40:23 RE: Going Back To Work:
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As I run my own company I really had no choice but to go back to work. The bank loans that we needed to start the business were secured on our home over ten years which seemed fine until I became so desperate for a child that I couldn't wait any longer. This doesn't stop me having a heavy guilt complex that I should be at home with my daughter during the early years. I am also very lucky that my parents can occasionally step in and look after her so she isn't in the nursery every day. Jean
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19/2/2006
15:57:54 RE: Going Back To Work:
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I have always felt guilty about going back to work full-time. I work in a nursery school so at least it's short days and plenty of holidays. My husband works long hours and so isn't able to help much. Sometimes my mother helps out and looks after our son who is twelve months. He seems happy enough but I feel that I am the one who is missing out on quality time with him. Lisa
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27/4/2007
23:24:39 RE: Going Back To Work:
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I have two children and have now started back at work, with a lovely nanny who helps two days a week. I really do hate leaving my son and am very concious that I am not with him all the time as I was with his sister, but on balance I do not think it is a bad thing for children to feel happy in the company of other adults. In fact I feel that it is a positive thing for them to know that life goes on without mum. However, my son does sleep more during the day when I am not around, and I think that is his response to stress, so nothings perfect. P 1
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