Career vs. preg.

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Career vs. preg.
By Cathy Backer

Hi,
I had a baby over the summer. I returned to work, not because I wanted to but rather because I needed to return. Since I returned in October, I have been working as an in-house sub. in grades k thru 2.

Having
a baby is more work than I ever could have imagined. In addition, I am still attending grad. school at night. I am so tired! But the fact that I don't have papers to grad is a great help. If I had to have a classroom, I think that I would go crazy with the stress.
My advise to you is, stay with your current job. And don't think about going back to school just yet. There will always

be time for classrooms and grad school. But you will not always have time with your little one. One day, he/she will be grown and gone. And if you have spent too much time away, doing great and wonderful things for other children, what have you accomplished?

I am hoping to take some time off from grad. school, so that I can spend more time with my son. We only get to raise our children once, and it we do it right, once is enough.