Strangely, I have started to toy with the idea of being a stay-at-home mum. It has never crossed my mind that I would stay at home and look after kids. Anyway, I reckon that it could be the pregnancy hormones playing tricks on me...or triggering something maternal inside me.
Well, it does sound a little insane to be thinking of having half a dozen kids and being a stay-at-home mum when I'm still struggling with nauseousness at this point (even now as I write) . Or perhaps I've learnt to accept and live with the discomforts of pregnancy and am beginning to "day-dream" about the vast possibilities of how my life can be different from now...
Being quite a pragmatic and yet "dreamy"person, I've also started to "calculate" the number of kids that I would have to make me willing to give up my much-loved job and be a home-maker....even so, I still can't bear to let go of what I'm doing now, especially after what I've encountered today.
I met this "Ah lian" beauty school/salon owner who was inspired to help young ah lians (those ready to turn over a new leaf) to be trained as beauticians and be employable. This idea came from her personal experience of helping one ah lian overcome her poverty trap and of course from the loan sharks' constant harassment. Eventually, this young ah lian worked hard and is now a proud owner of a little salon that generates a neat income of $3K every month. That's not bad for a come-back kid.
And I believe that there are lots of such "potential business ah lians" around in Singapore who are just struggling with survival and poverty is hindering them from breaking out from the cycle. What this big ah lian did for the small ah lians really inspired me...Maybe one day, if I ever decide to be a stay-at-home mum, I will part with some of my $$ and start mini salons to help these ah lians. I'm sure that will keep me occupied and satisfied with my life as a half "home-maker". For me, life is just too short to just stay at home, fuss over the kids and the cleanliness of the house or wait for my husband to come home from work to eat my home-cooked meals.In short, I want to "have it all"- being able to continue contributing to the people sector in the significant way,make some pocket money and yet ensure that my kids and household are all and well...quite ambitious ah.But I believe if I plan well, it can happen :D
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