Work or Children???

I am going to be writing a paper on ‘Stay at Home Moms’ in the next few weeks. So to get me prepared for this paper, I had the opportunity to interview a real stay at home mom! Kim Hafen lives in Washington, Utah where she is the mother to 6 kids. Kim has been a mother for 26 years, and she says there has never been a time where she wished she had chosen a career over being a stay at home mom. “My children would be different people if they had a nanny or went to a day care rather than came home to me,” Kim said.

                                                                         
According to this stay at home mom, the best part about their job is not missing all of their ‘firsts’ and having that close relationship with your kids. The worst part about being a stay at home mom is that your job is never done- It is a full time position with no vacation time. When I asked Kim if she could have her dream job handed to her, or continue to support her children, she said that she would continue to support her kids. She said,” The joy and memories I share with my kids outweigh the benefits and pay I would have with a career.”

                                                                    
If she had a chance to redo anything in raising her kids, she wished she would have spent even more time with them. Kim’s favorite part about being a stay at home mom that a career woman wouldn’t have the opportunity of having is being able to put her children first. Most career oriented woman put their work before their kids, and Kim’s family comes first. Kim says,” Her kids have benefitted from her being at home by their higher self esteem and confidence, and by them knowing that they are important to me.”
I would like to thank Kim Hafen for her time in letting me interview her. Kim is a great Mom, friend, and person who I look up to very much. I will be able to use this information in my research paper in the next few weeks. Thank You Kim!