musings of a new mother

The other day, an old friend of mine who was a high flier told me that she is now a full time mother living in San Francisco, California. She got her green card when her husband was posted there. She told me she hasn't been working for a few years and during this time she has enjoyed watching her son grow up. He just started preschool recently. On hearing this, I was also tempted to quit my job to look after my baby Bernie as I recently became a new mother at the age of 37. I did not want to miss her milestones and the bonding with my young child. After discussion with my husband, we decided it was not a good idea as we had the support of his parents at the moment in looking after the child. There goes my dream of being a full time mother....