More than Mommy

I went back to work outside the home when my son was about 10 months old. While it was hard in a lot of ways -- missing kiddo, pumping at work, etc. -- it was easy in a lot of ways too. Make no mistake, working a typical desk job is a million times easier than being at home with an active baby or toddler. At work you get to have casual conversations with adults, periodically check email, go to the bathroom by yourself and even go out to lunch. Any stay-at-home mom will tell you those are rare luxuries. And going back to work was extra easy for me because childcare wasn't much of an issue -- I'm working part-time hours, my husband has a flexible schedule, we have grandmas and other family close by and a few mornings a week my son goes to a church preschool program we adore. Plus, on top of everything else, I really like my job.

So if things seem to have worked out so perfectly... Why do I feel so guilty?