Articles by me / Published ArticlesHow I’ve (Mostly) Made Peace with Giving up a Career to Raise Kids (The Quint) September 19, 2018 0 To say that her words came as a shock to me would be to put it mildly. Having given up my thriving career as an offering on the altar of motherhood, I had taken a sanctimonious view towards parenting. I believed that one had to give it their best and my best meant giving up being everything else I had ever been, to assume my role as a mother.This happy sacrifice briefly gave me a sense of moral superiority as a parent with an initial – “Look! My child matters so much to me that I have made a bonfire of my career and I am basking in the glow of its embers.”I did not realise then that this was a decision that was going to cost me monetarily in years to come, but it was the non-monetary cost that was going to hurt me more eventually.At the time, I was too consumed with maternal love to fathom these future setbacks.Read MoreFurther Reading... Lit Fest | Too woke to be funny February 17, 2024 Parenting your parent on holiday November 9, 2024 In Mexico, life and the afterlife go hand in hand April 4, 2025 Previous PostHow to Travel Like an IB Mum (Condé Nast Traveller) Next PostHow to Choose a Child-Friendly Holiday Destination (Condé Nast Traveller)
