Are Work at Home Moms Neglecting Their Kids? - Part 2

My first article seemed to really struck a cord with so many work at home moms I thought it would best to clear a few things up and address their concerns.

First of all let me say that not ALL work at home moms neglect their children and making that assumption is ridiculous!

For some work at home moms the idea of "making a living on line" is becoming a problem.
A while ago I came to the realization that this was becoming a problem for me.

I worked 50 hours a week providing home day care for several relatives children in addition to caring for a mentally ill husband who was in and out of the hospital. I also have 3 children of my own.

I stayed up all hours of the night searching for that perfect opportunity that would help me bring in more income to support my family. I was tired and completely stressed out all day and my children suffered from it, I had to make some changes for the sake of them. Of course they were not abused by any means but they were not getting my full attention and I felt guilty because of it.

I wondered if I was the only person who had this problem, several months ago I began asking other moms about their on line habits, some I personally knew and some I asked on line. It was not an in depth study just based on my personal experiences while chatting with other moms, including mothers working outside the home. I realized I may not of been the only person with this problem so I asked the tough questions and the s*** hit the fan!

It is absolutely not a direct attack on all work at home moms and if it doesn't pertain to you then that's great , perhaps you can help an on line friend or family member who is having a problem. Share with them how you balance it all.

The article has nothing to do with a small group of wahm's from one forum (although they seem to think it does), it is a broad topic written in hopes of bringing more attention to this problem. The forum was just an outlet to draw attention to this problem and nothing more.

I encourage all point of views on this topic but hateful comments directed towards me or about my children will be deleted, there is enough hate in this world as it is.