One Day in the Life of A Working Mom

Matt and I spent a lot of time during the holidays. I took a vacation leave during the Christmas week. We had so much bonding.

I brought him to the office the other day. Yesterday, while I was dressing up for work...

Matt: "Mimi, punta ka ng office?"
Mimi: "Yes, baby."
Matt: "Wag ka punta, Mimi. Dito ka lang sa bahay."

He began to cry.

Mimi: "Sinama na kita sa office kahapon, di ba? At saka andito naman si Yaya."
Matt: "Ayoko si Yaya, gusto ko ikaw alaga sa akin."

He was crying a river. He was begging me to stay home.

Matt: "Mimi, please Mimi, please...please." He went on crying.

My heart melted and I was also crying. Then I decided not to go to work yesterday.

Mimi: "O sige, hindi ako pasok today pero bukas pasok ako, ha?"
Matt: "Ayoko, wag ka ring pasok, bukas."

Aha, he wanted me not to work anymore!

So I convinced him that I would bring him to the office again yesterday. I didn't bring Yaya.

While in the car, I was crying and was contemplating of being a stay-at-home mom. Oh well,that's a tough decision to make. Maybe in time...

Well, we survived the day without Yaya. My officemates looked after him. I even attended two meetings yesterday.

So how did I manage to go to work today without the mala-teleserye scene again? I asked Matt's Lolo and Lola (my parents) to come over our house to be with Matt. That way, he would be busy doing things with his grannies.

It was another struggle of being a working mom...