Never in my whole married life did it occur to me that I'd be working full-time in an office in Makati. For one, I prided myself on being a 'stay-at-home' mom. Next, I homeschool my children. And the last reason before you dismiss this run-of-the-mill article, I really want to spend as much time as possible with my kids. I want to be there to bathe them, kiss their 'ouchies', ice their bumps, read them classics from Runaway Bunny to the Great Gatsby, cheer for them on their first soccer tournament, fight for them when a kid bullies them off the swing, cook for them, pray with them, help them balance checkbooks, and the list goes on...