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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is attacking non-teacher working moms.  Different types of professions have different challenges.  Asking for advice about the challenges specific to your profession doesn't mean that you think the other professions are just sitting on their butts eating bonbons until 5 pm.  I have a friend who is a cop; I assume some of her challenges as a working mom are different from a mom works in big law or a mom who is a teacher.  Some people who have experienced careers in two different fields find A easier than B, while others may find the reverse.  It depends on the workplace, the person, etc.  it's not a big judgment on everyone else.[/quote]

I agree with this and know that every profession has its own type of challenges.  Teaching is not physically draining like some jobs, but it can be very emotionally draining.  I find that I am really emotionally spent by the end of my teaching day and often don't have much left to give to my own kids.  I am often very impatient with them and I hate that.  At school, I am like a parent to many of my students - yes, I am teaching them, but I am also disciplining them, trying to figure out why they are not working that day, or dealing with whatever event has caused them to act out (I teach high school kids).  Like others have said, I am always "on" when they are asking questions, needing assistance, etc.  And yes, it is hard not be able to go to the bathroom when I want or eat lunch for longer than 25 minutes.  It is different from other jobs, and like a PP said, my husband says I am a different person during the summers.  Of course there are other jobs that are stressful in different ways, but working with kids all day long and then going home and being with your own kids presents its own set of challenges.  [/quote]

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