WBS Magazine - Issue 2

AN
ISOLATED
MOTHERS
JOURNEY
TO
SUCCESS
personal story
W R I T T E N B Y K A R A V A I N A
You started your
business from home to
work around your kids,
but after 6 months you
are struggling to juggle
everything; and to stay
focused on your
business, and life in
general.
I understand you! I’ve
been there too and
sometimes, I still am.
What I disliked most was
the isolation I felt
working on my own as
well as struggling to deal
with a unique and
challenging toddler.
It was supposed to be
fun... right?
It was 3 and a half years ago
when I made the decision to
join a Direct Sales / MLM
company so I could earn some
income whilst I stayed home
with my newborn baby. Little
did they tell me I’d spend
more time trying to build the
business than actually with
my child. This was a company
where I’d met so many
amazing people, who inspired
and motivated me, yet I felt so
isolated at home with my
baby.
I just struggled. I couldn’t put
my finger on what it was or
why, but I just didn’t have my
shit together. Seemingly on
social media everyone
thought my life was good. I
bragged, I posted about the
good times and fun things,
posted the inspirational
quotes that everyone was
sharing on Facebook, yet I
struggled behind closed doors
and couldn’t bring myself to
tell anyone or talk about it.
I had a 5 year old son who was
excelling at school, who was
placid, sensitive and loving that
was easy to parent. But all of a
sudden I also had a 10 month
old who would scream, and
scream, and scream and have
complete meltdowns…….who
knew that Thor could show up
in a 10 month old child and I’d
have to put my Hulk suit on to
contain him.
I wasn’t coping. I’d cry, I’d
scream back, I’d cry again and
then I’d cry some more. He
didn’t scream from hunger, as
he was thriving. It was sheer
determination to break me... or
that’s what I felt anyway. What
I’ve since learnt (as it continued
on but the tantrums and
behavior have improved) is that
he’s a very determined boy to
get his own way and lacks the
verbal language to
communicate.
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