Galley Gossip: A question about being a mother and a flight attendant

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Great advice Heather! I thought about quiting so many times once I had my two boys but I'm so glad I haven't. I work weekends but also drop trips if I need to. My Hubs has great flexibility with his job so we are able to handle watching the kids between the two of us.

I would tell any F/A who is thinking of quiting because of kids to try and take any leaves or extend your maternity leave if possible. If you are eligible for FMLA, investigate that. I ended up stretching my leave to 4 years....with all my benefits intact the entire time! If I had wanted to get a 2nd job to supplement income I could have. Luckily it worked out financially for me to stay at home.

While it's hard to be away from my kids, I've found that I now bid for nice layovers (more than 15 hours). So I can relax and have some "ME" time. And sometimes if I just don't want to be away I bid 1-day trips. That's the beauty of our job...there are all kinds of trips to choose from.

Thanks for another great post!

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