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What do your kids think about your business?
Are they proud? Do they wish it would go away?
Most of the time - it's oh so cool! But when the demands start too early or I work too late, the kids are the first to complain! I just remind them that other kids are alone at home while their parents meet deadlines out at the office. We are careful to make "dates" out alone after I meet those deadlines. I think that they like to think that they "know what I do" because they watch me work on the computer and phone. I was tickled when my daughter asked from the tub one night "Mom, if your business is still around when I grow up, can I take over"? WOW - what a dream that would be for me.
My children, 4 and 1 year old boys, LOVE my "job". I am an Educational Consultant with Discovery Toys. Not only am I able to keep them top priority, they are able to play with all the great products that I use for demos. The only fear my oldest son has is that I won't bring all the toys back to him. When I come home from a demonstration, that is the first thing he looks for, the "Toy Box".
My kids love our home business in Shaklee! They enjoy having healthy home parties and "helping" with the demonstrations. And of course they eagerly consume their own Shaklee nutrition products! When we first started with the products a little over a year ago, my youngest would inquire about every new product that we brought into our home "Is this Shakwee, too?"
I have two businesses: I type for an arhcitectural firm and have a new kitchen tools business. My kids don't mind the typing since I only do that when they are in bed. They sometimes grumble about the new business because it has different time requirements....but once a week evenings with Daddy mean pizza and a movie! They agree it is all much better than when I "went to work."
As I am just starting my own business, my 11 year old really hasn't had too much to complain about (other than that I hog the computer!). His number one concern when I explained to him what I was going to do (start a business run out of our home) and why (so I could be at home for him and his 2 year old brother) was whether or not I was going to "make tons of money"!
I think my daughter (3.5 yrs old) wishes my business would go away, but if I had to work outside of the home she would really hate that. Any time I don't spend exclusively playing with her is a waste of time, in her opinion!
I think my daughter has mixed feelings, when she wants me to play but I have work to get done she says " All you ever do is work". But then there are times like today when she explained to daddy that I work to make money for the family.
I'm still in the planning stages for starting a preschool enrichment program (Day care). My kids love the idea. My 4 year old liked school when he went to daycare, but would say I left him there too long. Now that I'm home with him, he's missing having kids his age to play with and welcomes the idea of my keeping some kids his age. My 9 yr old likes the idea because he prefers my not working, but he wants me to keep kids his age.
My 9-year-old thinks I should 'get a real job', obviously something overheard from his father or step-mother. My 5-year-old and 19-month-old can't understand why they can't stay home with me. Someday they will all thank me though I'm sure that I was able to be here when they needed me and also provide a good life for them with the proceeds from my 'homework'.
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