Before you became a SAHM, what did u do?

[Just Me]

I was a behaviour management teacher (in Brisbane) - I worked as the liaison teacher at a school for students (mainly boys) who were struggling to cope with mainstream schooling due to behaviour difficulties. I did case managment mainly but worked in the classroom one day a week. My job involved lots of liaison with principals, psychologists, family and other professionals involved with our students. I ran parenting programs, assisted in reintegration of students to mainstream schooling, put together info for referrals and diagnosis and did a fair bit of counselling with each student.

I really really loved my job. As the behaviour could be quite physically violent at times, it became unsafe for me to work there while pg and we moved back to Townsville around the same time. I became an advisory visiting teacher for behaviour management and then gave it up to be a SAHM.

I have no idea what I want to do when it is time for me to go back to work. I think I am done teaching and while I love the behaviour management side of things, it can be stressful and very draining at times . . . I think I would like to try something completely different. Don't know what yet but I have a couple of years to figure it out

ETA: I agree, Heather - staying home is harder. I could hand my students back at 3.00pm every day and go home to have my own time and my own space. Somedays I really miss only having to be responsible for set hours every day but I love my kids and am very appreciative of being able to stay home and look after them full time. My DH is also very understanding that I don't have it easy just because I don't work anymore so that helps a lot.