Is The Grass Greener?

I am 1 of 3 children in my family with 1 sister and 1 brother. My role in the family as the middle child was always to be the black sheep problem child and for the most part I have done a fine job in that role. With that being said I have always worked even when I was 10 I worked all summer long for my dad so I could buy myself that new cruiser that I just had to have. As a teenager I had the normal teenager jobs you know dairy queen, burger king you get the picture. As an adult I found a career in the hotel business that I guess for the most part enjoy. Lately or for the past couple of years Im not liking it so much anymore its almost like Im over it but I stay because I refuse to give up the travel perks. Keep reading as I am getting to my point. My sister has 3 children and is a full time stay at home mother and wife oh as well as a graduate student so she keeps herself very busy and tries to stay sane while living like this. For a long time I NEVER wanted to be a stay at home mother and Im pretty sure I still dont want to be but for shits and giggles lets compare corporate jobs to stay at home parents jobs.

Corporate Job
You get a paycheck
You know your day will end
You have weekends and holidays off
You can be the boss
You get to be alone in your office
You can win awards
You can tell a co-worker to fuck off
You can take a sick day
You rarly see your kids
You miss all milestones
Your kids think your a friend
Your kids will fall asleep w/out a kiss
Your kids never say I want you

Stay At Home Parent
You work for free
Your day never ends 24/7
You never get a day off
Your kids are the boss
You are NEVER left alone
Awards....Do I even have a name
You cant curse your kids
You can NEVER be sick
You are always with your kids
You never miss a thing
Your kids think your GOD
Your kids cry till u kiss them
Your kids always say I want my _____


I could go on and on but its pointless. Here's where I am going with all of this. We are all very different and we all end up on different paths during our journey. I know we all have our days that we want to be somewhere else or want to be something different. I think we need to start enjoying the path we are on and forget the path we would rather be walking. I think that if we enjoyed where we were once in awhile we would see that the grass on our side is just as green as the grass on the other.

Until Next Time....Blog To Think