I worked three different formal volunteer situations today.
In the morning I was a chaperone for the third grade field trip. In the afternoon I helped set up for the Scholastic Book Fair at my kid’s school. In the evening I worked the silent auction part of a fundraising dinner for a childhood disease organization.
I’m tired and wondering if the “economic downturn” will help recalibrate the work life balance of some of the working mommies of the world. There is significant pain and stress involved in visibly being there for your kids, not being with your kids so you can be involved in your community, and making the allowances necessary to be available to do things that need to be done when they need to be done. Oh yeah, that’s in addition to working for a paycheck.
Why do mothers do this?
Watching the skinny sparkling people with their wine glasses chat and bid on luxury items, (for a good cause) while the catering staff in their matching jackets and burdened with trays swirled unceasingly around them I wondered why some work pays so much more than other work.
Oh and I watched part of Michael Moore’s “Sicko” documentary today.
I’m thinking about the economy.