We have already talked about the importance of co-responsibility when it comes to putting work-life balance into practice in maternity. However, What happens when there is no parent to delegate to? We will talk about alternatives, solutions and the importance of sisterhood.
More and more women are free and independent and decide to raise their children without a father figure. We remind you of the importance of creating a social network that allows us to support ourselves and raise a tribe.
Co-responsibility in singleness
The main reason why it occurs the stress of being a single mother is that sometimes there is no possibility of delegating to a parent. However, we must realize that even if that figure does not exist, delegating to someone is important.
It stands to reason that you can't talk about co-responsibility, since in this case you are solely responsible for that creature. But You must be aware that you are human and not want to extend beyond your possibilities.
Sometimes you feel guilty for not getting to everything.
One of your responsibilities is to ensure that your child is well, for this you must be well, you cannot be stressed. You must delegate to someone, you choose if it is a family member or a babysitter. Another option is to leave your child for a few hours in a specialized center, such as a nursery or toy library, outside of school hours. It is your decision always, but It is important that you do so to be able to dedicate the hours you need.
Reconcile without co-responsibility
If already it is difficult to reconcile When we have a co-responsible person, who can take care of the mental burden of raising a child, without this support a world is made. But it is essential that we do not neglect the professional side. Especially knowing that In addition to the responsibility for the care of the child, we have the financial responsibility for both.
It is necessary to delegate, but sometimes it is impossible, due to our own circumstances. Sometimes we can't count on family or friends and we don't have the resources to pay to take care of them. However, it is not necessary to give up so soon, since there are more and more alternatives to achieve that conciliation.
Alternatives for a work and family conciliation
One of the alternatives is teleworking, or working from home, selling products online, etc. More and more mothers are choosing entrepreneurship, creating your own businesses from your home. These businesses are sometimes creative ideas of the mothers themselves, goals that perhaps were left in a corner and that need has prompted them to pursue as the dream they once were.
Other times, these businesses are part of the creation of a network of entrepreneurs, who have a common idea and goal. They form a project based on business growth based on solidarity among the entrepreneurs themselves. There is no room in this type of network, competition and rivalry, they all swim to the same shore.
In entrepreneurial networks, everyone reaches out to achieve a common good.
In this type of business group, no one will ask you if you plan a pregnancy, or how old your children are, because it does not matter, there is collaboration between them and they share the work as well as the benefits on it.
It is true that there is still a long way to go so that the salaries and benefits of this type of job can be compared to a more traditional job. But it is walking on the basis towards conciliation and formulas that combine care work with telework are increasingly accepted, for example. Every year, the Club de Malasmadres organizes a race for conciliation, in order to give visibility to this problem.