Being a Mom + Wife + Employee + Housewife + Student

Being a mom, wife, Employee, Housewife and a student can be very difficult. I am a mother of two beautiful sons and a wife of a loving husband. I am a full time student and a part time employee as well as a housewife.

Every morning after I drop my kids of at school I go back home to do the cleaning. After that I complete assignments or whatever homework I have that needs to be done. I than have to prepare dinner for my family because every evening I return home late due to classes that ends late at night. I have to drive all the way to and from Cape Town for classes every day.

When I arrive at home at night I need to get everything into place for the next morning.  As soon as my kids are settled in and ready for bed it is me and my books.

At the end of this year, I will finish my PGCE. It’s a been a very LONG 4 years of tough work and trying to balance my life with working part-time, being in class full-time, and 2 young kids. But I will be done. And in essence, so will my family.

 My friends call me superwoman, but I just call myself crazy woman. There are days when I’ve wanted to quit. There are days that I think of what a horrible mom I am for spending less time with my family. There are days when I question what this piece of paper will really ever do for me. There are days that I feel guilty about not being the “perfect” mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend….and everything else in between.

Was it impossible? No. Would I do it over again? Maybe not. But it was my choice and being the  over-achiever I am, I keep going and do not quit. After all, you appreciate things more if you struggle a bit along the way.

Doing my PGCE has had a positive effect on my family too. My kids realize the importance of studying and working hard. I always tell my kids and motivate others as well to study further and get a degree before starting a family because having responsibilities and study further can be very tough.

My mom always tells me that she is very proud of me because I am the only child out of seven children in my family who was determined to get a degree in life.