To All Mothers: Diary Entry: Did It Need To Be This Difficult?

As a full-time homemaker, and a part-time, Christian homeschooler, I have to wonder if my path to becoming one had to be this difficult. Many people don't realize it takes preparation, commitment, and actual work. I had to ask myself many times, how I was able to meet deadlines in the U.S. Navy, as a DP/RM (Data Processor, Radioman).

In both occupations, you can actually lose your voice, politically and physically. Passing the ASVAB, bootcamp, and 'A' school does require actual intelligence. I scored two points below the genius level, on my high school, computerized, IQ test. This was no small feat, because I entered Kindergarten at age four, unable to understand American English at all.

I took AP European History, and was recommended for GT Science in high school. Unfortunately, I had to work, sometimes more than fifty hours per week at many jobs, outside of school. Yet, the most difficult tests were in the U.S. Navy, intellectually. If I hadn't had to work so much, I would have done better for myself there. I was trying to afford all the household items, school supplies, school clothing, shoes for myself and my entire family.

On the way, I learned something about life. It doesn't actually require a genius-level IQ. What it requires is studying, literacy and hard work. In high school, at least three hours of college-level reading/day, every single day, is actually required, beyond attending required classes.

One of the challenges of being a Mom, is that if you're a homemaker, there must be at least three hours allocated to reading to them/educating them every single day, until they reach fifth grade, even if they are in the public school system. It is quite difficult, to be a full-time homemaker. After that age, they become much more independent learners.

There are times when your toddler will be attached to your hip, or stuck to a leg, as you answer the phone, do all chores, errands, and family finances. When they are young, you may feel luxurious, by getting your daily shower in, before suppertime.

The reason for that supper-time, daily shower is because you've probably had to scrub all permanent marker ink markers off the walls and off your toddler, while making dinner. No matter how high you've placed those Sharpie markers, toddlers can and do climb.

At the end of the day, all Moms have asked themselves if it's possibly too difficult, or maybe it's not that challenging for other parents. That isn't true. There were times in the U.S. Navy, when I felt like a walking zombie from the lack of sleep. I had to work and be a Mom then.

Both working and work-at-home Moms have an extremely difficult path, one I wish to make easier, now that I am thirty-eight years of age, this October. The polarization between both categories is fueled by domestic violence criminals, who prey upon women, in both SAHM/working Mom categories, to socially isolate us, as females, and cause large amounts of political in-fighting.

***For this reason, I highly recommend the book, "Catfight: Women and Competition" by Leora Tanenbaum for all mothers, dealing with domestic violence, by male and female, hate criminals.***

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