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Infusing Love: The Best Job You’ll Never Get (Monetary) Payment For

Infusing Love: A Mom's View
Oprah Winfrey has been quoted, “I always say moms have the toughest job in the world.”  Everybody knows Oprah is right more often than not.
What would the job description for a mom with a child of a bleeding disorder look like?  I think maybe it would be something along these lines:

Job Title:

  • Mama

  • Mom

  • Mommy

  • Mother
Alternate Titles:

  • Defensor

  • Art Director

  • Bodyguard/Safety Inspector/Lifeguard

  • CEO

  • Cheerleader

  • Chef/Nutritionist

  • Daycare Provider

  • Doctor/Nurse

  • Finance Manager

  • Hair Stylist & Wardrobe Stylist

  • Housekeeper

  • Insurance Specialist

  • Judge

  • Laundry Operator*
    (skills in blood removal particularly helpful)

  • Personal Assistant

  • Fisioterapeuta

  • Researcher

  • Social Worker/Psychologist

  • Taxi Driver

  • Teacher

  • Toy Repairman
Department/Group: Family Services
Location: Work at Home Travel Required:

  • Must be willing to drive children to multiple appointments for the next 18 years.  Provide your own vehicle, gas and insurance.

  • Some overnight travel required to camps, sports tournaments, clinic visits.

  • Courier duties as assigned (often at the last minute).

      *Travel expenses not reimbursed
Position Type: Full time
*Expect extensive overtime		 Previous Experience & Salary Range: Entry level acceptable; on-the-job training continually offered. Salary: No monetary compensation
Advancement Opportunities: Grandmother (which hopefully will come far, far into the future) Benefits:

  • Smiles without reason

  • Hugs and hand holding

  • Artwork and innumerable craft projects

  • Hearing, “I love you, Mommy”
Vacation Time: You must plan, coordinate and execute entire family vacation time. Extensive pre-planning involved as you should research closest medical facility, arrange for medication supply and delivery. 2Dakota del Norte Sunday each May designated as “Mother’s Day”
Physical Requirements:

  • Know how and when to bite your tongue

  • Ability to juggle multiple items (and children) with only two hands

  • Must have Jedi-like reflexes to save child(ren) from danger

  • Ability to carry your own personal belongings as well as those of child(ren)

  • Thrive under periods of sleep deprivation and exhaustion
Job Description
Long term team player needed for challenging permanent work in chaotic environment.
Role and Responsibilities:

  • Primary caregiver for children aged 0 – 18. Expect to fall in a deep unconditional love with child(ren) and be prepared to do anything for child(ren).

  • Be a playmate and disciplinarian to child(ren).  Serve as chief counselor and advisor.  In later years, you must learn how to balance these roles without mortifying the child(ren) into inexcusable embarrassment.

  • Honest and open communication with child(ren).  Teach them how to be self-independent and a self-advocate.

  • Worrier-in-chief.  Plan ahead for the worst, but hope for the best.

  • Identify bleeds and respond and treat appropriately.

  • Be a warrior for child(ren) and fight for everything they need at school, home, and in medical settings.

Preferred Skills:
(Not required, but helpful nonetheless):

 We may have the toughest job in the world, but we are rewarded with our children and our friendships with one another.  Happy Mother’s Day to the most over-qualified group of women I’ve ever known!

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*Nota: "Infusing Love: A Mom's View" es una colección de blogs de opiniones personales y una representación de las experiencias individuales. Si bien se realizan grandes esfuerzos para garantizar la precisión del contenido, las entradas del blog no representan a HFA ni a su Junta Directiva. El blog tampoco pretende ser interpretado como consejo médico o la opinión/posición oficial de HFA, su personal o su Junta Directiva. Se recomienda encarecidamente a los lectores que analicen su propio tratamiento médico con sus proveedores de atención médica.


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