Omama Abafanelekile Babelana Ngezindlela Ezihlobene Nezingokoqobo Abazenza Ngazo Isikhathi Sokuzivocavoca

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• "Ngisebenza nohlelo lwendodakazi yami."-UKaitlin Zucco, 29
• "Ngifaka izingane zami ekuzimeleleni kwami ​​noma nini lapho ngikwazi khona."-Jess Kilbane, 29
• "Ngaqala umphakathi waku-inthanethi womama abazibophezela komunye nomunye."USonya Gardea, 36
• "Izingane zami ziyazi ngesikhathi esikhethekile somama sokuzivocavoca."Isikripthi seMonique, 30
• "Indodakazi yami iyangijoyina ngokuzilolonga kwami."UNatasha Freutel, oneminyaka engama-30
• "Ngishintsha ukusebenza kwami ​​​​ngesigaba ngasinye sokuba ngumama."-RaeAnne Porte, 32
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Awuwedwa: Omama yonke indawo bangakufakazela lokho ukumpintshana ekuzilolongeni-ngaphezulu konke okunye-kuyinto yangempela. Kodwa awudingi ukuba ngumama osaziwayo onomqeqeshi kanye nomzanyana ukuze uhambisane nokujima kwakho kwangemva kokubeletha. Laba mama be-badass bathole izindlela eziwusizo zokulingana noqeqesho oluncane lwe-cardio namandla kuhlelo lokumatasa. Bona ukuthi yini ebasebenzelayo, futhi sinomuzwa wokuthi izokusebenzela, nawe.

"Ngisebenza nohlelo lwendodakazi yami."-UKaitlin Zucco, 29

Mina nomyeni wami sasivame ukuya ejimini ngaphambi kokuba sibe nendodakazi yethu, kodwa lokho kwaphela lapho izalwa. Ngemva kokubuyela emsebenzini nokumthola enkulisa isikhathi esigcwele, angikwazanga ukuthwala icala lokuphinde ngimshiye ukuze ngilungise. Kwaze kwaba yilapho ngibona omunye umama esebenza ekhaya nginqume ukuthi ngiyo kungenzeka yenza ukuqina kube ngokoqobo ngaphandle kokuba inkulisa ibe yingxenye yesibalo. (Whoa-lo mama uphendule yonke indlu yakhe yaba yindawo yokuzivocavoca.) Manje, siyaqinisekisa ukuthi uyolala ngasikhathi sinye njalo kusihlwa, futhi masinyane lapho elele ngokuphepha, siqonda ngqo egumbini elingaphansi ukuze silolonge. Ngithole ukuthi ngokugcina indodakazi yami isesimisweni esifanayo, kuyasiza ukungigcina ngizinikele enkambisweni yami yokuzivocavoca umzimba.

"Ngifaka izingane zami ekuzimeleleni kwami ​​noma nini lapho ngikwazi khona."-Jess Kilbane, 29

Ngithole iqembu lokuzivocavoca engingaletha kulo izingane zami, ngakho-ke ngingenza omama abangani ngenkathi ngivivinya umzimba. Othisha banikezwa isitifiketi sokufaneleka ngaphambi kokubeletha nangemuva kokubeletha, ngakho bayawuqonda ngempela umzimba kamama nokuthi udingani. Ngithole nentshisekelo yokugijima. Imvamisa ngifaka i-podcast noma i-audiobook endlebeni eyodwa bese ngiphuma nge-stroller yokugijima (yize kwesinye isikhathi uzongibona ngiqhumisa ama-Wiggles ukugcina izingane zami zijabule!).

"Ngaqala umphakathi waku-inthanethi womama abazibophezela komunye nomunye."USonya Gardea, 36

Njengomama, kunzima ukufika ejimini nakho konke okuthintekayo: ukulayisha wonke umuntu emotweni, ukushayela lapho, ukwehlisa, uma-ke nginenhlanhla yokuba nendawo yokuzivocavoca noma isitudiyo esinomgcini wezingane owakhelwe ngaphakathi, ngishiya izingane ngiphume ngiyojima. Ngifunde ngokushesha ukusebenzisa ekhaya kwakuyindlela engcono kakhulu kimi, kepha ngangisadinga ukuziphendulela kokuhlelwa kweqembu. Ngakho-ke, mina nomunye wabangane bami abakhulu sanquma ukwenza iqembu elizimele le-Facebook lomama abafuna ukuhlala befanelekile. (BTW, usuke wajoyina iqembu le- # MyPersonalBest Goal Crushers kuFacebook?) Siza nendikimba entsha yokuzivocavoca njalo ngenyanga (cabanga: i-yoga noma ukusebenzisa) ukugcina izinto zintsha futhi zijabulisa wonke umuntu. Siyahlolana, sabelana ngezizabalazo zethu kanye nempumelelo yethu, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, sinikeza amandla ukuze siqhubeke nohambo lwethu lokufaneleka. Isiyalo, ukwesekwa, nokuziphendulela kuyikho konke. Uma ungalitholi iqembu elikhona lomama abalungile, qala owakho!

"Izingane zami ziyazi ngesikhathi esikhethekile somama sokuzivocavoca."Isikripthi seMonique, 30

Ngibeka izingubo zami zokuzivocavoca nezicathulo ngobusuku obandulelayo, bese ngivivinya umzimba ekuseni ngaphambi kokuba kuqale isiphithiphithi. Izingane ziyazi ukuthi uma zivuka ngaphambi kwesikhathi esithile, kufanele zibuyele embhedeni ukuze umama abe "nesikhathi sakhe." Ngike ngizwe behleba bethi, "Myeke umama, uzama ukulungisa." Bayazi ukuthi yisikhathi esincane enginaso kimi lapho usuku lonke luphathelene nabo. Abafana bami bamnandi kakhulu ukuhlonipha isikhathi sami sokujima, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi ukuhlala ngimatasa kunginika amandla engiwadingayo ukuze ngibasebenzele usuku lonke. Ngokwenza izingane zami zihlale nginenqubo ejwayelekile yokuzivocavoca, ziyangisiza zingiphendule kodwa futhi zikhulule noma iliphi icala engingaba nalo ngokuzenzela isikhathi sami. Futhi, ngiyazi ukuthi ngingumama ongcono ngenxa yalokho.

"Indodakazi yami iyangijoyina ngokuzilolonga kwami."UNatasha Freutel, oneminyaka engama-30

Lapho esemncane, ngenza izivivinyo eziningi "zokugqoka izingane" naye ekhaya. Ngamfaka esithwalweni sengane futhi ngenza uchungechunge lwezikwele, amaphaphu, nokuzivocavoca ingalo. Wayethanda ukuthi ubanjwe eduze-futhi ngangikuthanda ukusha okuthwala isisindo esengeziwe. Manje njengoba eneminyaka emi-3, ngizama ukumfaka ekuzilolongeni kwami ​​​​kwasekhaya ngokuthi enze izivivinyo kanye nami. Uyajabula ngokuthi uthola "ukudlala" nomama, ngisho noma isikhathi sami sokudlala sihlanganisa ama-Burpees nama-squats.

"Ngishintsha ukusebenza kwami ​​​​ngesigaba ngasinye sokuba ngumama."-RaeAnne Porte, 32

Njengomama omusha, ngangivame ukuzivocavoca umzimba ngokushesha lapho sibeka umfana wethu omncane ebusuku. Nokho, lokho kwahlala isikhashana nje. Ngingumuntu wasekuseni ngokwemvelo, ngakho-ke ekupheleni kosuku olude lomsebenzi, ngangivele ngikhathele kakhulu. Manje, njengoba indodana yami ilele ubusuku bonke, ngiyakwazi ukuzivocavoca ekuseni. Ngiyavuka, ngipompa, ngivivinye umzimba, ngilungele usuku, bese ngondla ingane ngaphambi kokuya emsebenzini nokunakekelwa kwasemini. Ngezimpelasonto, ngilungisa isikhathi sami sokujima ukuze sivumelane nalokho okwenziwa umndeni wami, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuvakasha nabangane noma ukuyothenga igrosa. Iphuzu eliyinhloko: Kuningi okufanele sikwenze njengomama, futhi sidinga ukuzinika umusa. Uma ungakwazi ukulingana nokujima noma kuthatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela, kulungile. Ungahlala uzame futhi kusasa.

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