The first time Ben worked from home for any given period of time was when Drew was 2 and he broke his femur. I was huge pregnant and could not carry a two year old in a body cast. Ben was actually a consultant at the time and he was working in California. The company he worked for shipped his computer to AZ, we got a second phone line and they allowed him to work from home until Drew got out of his cast. I remember a lady at work telling me that it was going to seem great for a few weeks, but then I would hate it. I didn't understand her statement then and I still don't understand it now. I was so grateful that Ben was home to help me move Drew from his bed to the family room every morning, put him on my lap so he could sit at the table to eat his lunch, then carry him to bed for his nap, etc. I can't even tell you how nice it was that the could help get Drew to his weekly Dr. appts. It was nice to not need someone to come in and help me take care of my own child, especially since each task I needed him to do took about 3 minutes, but it was all day long.
So, here we are at the present time. Ben has worked from home on and off for the last 9 years or so. Some bosses are better at allowing it than others. I LOVE the boss he has now. He does all his meetings over the phone and when he needs us to be quiet, he just shuts the door. He can come out of his "office" to ask me things and he lets me run to the store while the babies are asleep. He doesn't waste 45 minutes of his day each way, driving to the office, so he gets to spend more time with us. He takes time out to each lunch with me, and he makes the best breakfasts. He rarely misses an activity that the kids are in, he just gets up early and starts working so he can either take a long lunch, or be done earlier. I love it.
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