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Usuku Lukazwelonke Lomama Abasebenzayo

Ukuba nezingane nokuba ngumama kwakuyinto enzima kakhulu, emangalisayo, egcwele inhliziyo, edla isikhathi engake ngayenza. Ngithe ngathola indodana yami yokuqala ngaba nenhlanhla ngaqala ukubamba amatoho ukuze nami ngibe nesikhathi esanele sokuhlala nayo ekhaya. Manje njengoba nginezingane ezimbili, umzabalazo wokulinganisa impilo yomsebenzi kanye nempilo kamama uye wanda ngempela. Inkinga yami endala nezinkinga zempilo ezingelapheki, ezidinga ukuvakashelwa izikhathi eziningi esibhedlela nokubonana nodokotela. Nginenhlanhla yokuba neqembu elingesekayo emsebenzini kanye nekhefu elanele ukuze ngimtholele ukunakekelwa akudingayo. Kodwa akubona bonke abangane bami abanenhlanhla njengaye. Abangane bami abaningi basebenzise sonke isikhathi sabo sokuphumula esikhokhelwayo ngekhefu lokuyoteta. Lapho izingane zabo zigula, kufanele zibone ukuthi zingakwazi yini ukuthatha ikhefu elingakhokhelwa, uma zingakwazi ngandlela-thile ukusebenza eduze kwengane egulayo, noma ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwengane. Iningi lethu lalinamasonto angu-12 kuphela ekhaya ukuze lilulame ngemva kokuzalwa futhi lichithe isikhathi nengane yethu entsha, kodwa abanye babangane bami bakwazi ukuthatha amasonto ayisithupha kuphela.

Ngesikhathi ngiqala ukubhala ngokuba ngumama osebenzayo, ngacabanga ngokudonswa kwemisebenzi kanye nezidingo zezingane zami; ukushaya izikhathi ezibekiwe kanye nokuhambela imihlangano, ngesikhathi esifanayo ngisonga izingubo futhi ngenzela ingane yami ukudla kwasemini. Ngisebenza ukude futhi, nakuba enye yamadodana ami isenkulisa ngokugcwele, enye indodana yami isasekhaya nami. Ngeke ngiqambe amanga, Kuningi. Ngezinye izinsuku ngiya emihlanganweni nendodana yami emathangeni ami, futhi ngezinye izinsuku ibukela i-TV kakhulu. Kodwa lapho ngicabanga ngokwengeziwe ngegama elithi “umama osebenzayo,” kulapho ngabona nakakhulu ukuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unomsebenzi okhokhayo “ngaphandle kwekhaya,” bonke omama (nabanakekeli) bayasebenza. Kungumsebenzi wama-24/7, ngaphandle kwekhefu elikhokhelwayo.

Ngicabanga ukuthi iphuzu elibaluleke kakhulu le-National Working Moms Day engingathanda ukukhumbuza wonke umuntu ukuthi wonke umama ungumama osebenzayo. Impela, abanye bethu banomsebenzi ngaphandle kwekhaya. Lokho kuza nokuhle nokubi. Ukukwazi ukuphuma endlini, ukugxila emisebenzini yomsebenzi, nokuba nezingxoxo zabantu abadala kuyinto engangiyithatha kalula ngaphambi kwezingane. Ngokuphambene, ikhono lokuhlala ekhaya, ngokujuluka kwami, ukudlala nengane yami nakho kuwukunethezeka engibaziyo ukuthi omama abaningi bayafisa. Nokho, kuzo zonke lezo zimo kuvela imizabalazo efanayo. Ukuphuthelwa yizingane zethu usuku lonke, ukuthola isikhathi esingekho emsebenzini sokuyisa izingane kudokotela, umuzwa wokucula othi “The Wheels on the Bus” isikhathi sama-853 ngaphambi kwemini, noma ingcindezi yokuthola imisebenzi eyanele yokugcina ingane yakho encane. kujatshuliswa. Kunzima konke. Futhi konke kuhle. Ngakho-ke, ngalolu suku lokugubha omama abasebenzayo, ngikhuthaza wonke umuntu ukuthi akhumbule, sonke siyasebenza, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwekhaya. Sonke senza konke okusemandleni ethu. Futhi okuhle kwethu kuhle ngokwanele.