
No matter how I looked at it a huge fear rested in the fact that I would be (like it or not) responsible for the majority (if not all) of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other household needs. I’m not sure that this scared me for any reason other than the fact that I wasn’t sure I wanted to have those expectations. Couldn’t I just stay home and spend time with my baby living my life like I was on maternity leave and share in the household chores with my husband? I was afraid that having to be the do-er of all things domestic would be degrading and may even cause tension in my marriage. Deciding to stay home was a big decision but then to also take on sole responsibility for the chores was terrifying. What if I was resentful of having to be the one to cook and clean? {Enter vision of 1950’s housewife here…SCARY!!!} It was a hard pill for me to swallow; could I really be that person? I have a degree, I’m smart, I worked hard to get where I was in my career; why did it all have to come crashing down just because I wanted to stay home to raise our son?
Erin Medina Heins loves photography and is an amateur sewer , former substance abuse counselor and case manager turned professional baby snuggler. Each day she works to cherish her time with her rapidly growing sweet little baby man while balancing not letting life and it’s distractions get in the way! Visit her on her blog, Facebook, and twitter.
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