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10/08/2015
Dr. Laura:
I am battling Stage 4 cancer for the second time in three years. I don't look at statistics and am not planning on dying anytime soon. I have three wonderful young adult children to watch grow, and I WILL see my daughter get married next summer.
I was a stay-at-home mom and would never, ever, ever trade that for anything. A day in the life of my children consisted of making green or pink pancakes for breakfast, walking to the creek to throw pine cones in the stream, buying a container of ladybugs and watching them fly away, building forts, playing games for hours, moving the arms of mannequins at the mall and then hiding, and much more. My kids often bring up things that I have even forgotten - they have plenty of memories of fun silly things we did as a family . I recently read an article about working moms and how rushed they were - to the point that some forgot to feed their kids breakfast. My kids' memories never included that kind of experience.
So to working moms out there: you have absolutely no idea what you're missing, and coming from someone who might not be around much longer, quit your job and stay home! You will never ever ever regret it.
Helen
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