Another
year went by and I am in disbelieve that I have been back to work for over a
year. Working at Stanford is truly an eye-opening experience. I never get why
do people complain about working/surviving in the Silicon Valley when I was
just being a stay-at-home mom. All I can
say is it is quite brutal as described now that I am in it myself. It is
definitely quite exhausting trying to keep up with others. There are always
younger single people who could devote all their time to advance their career
in the SV. One becomes obsolete the moment he/she turns 30 or have a family.
Aaron
is the only reason keeping me in the job market as I want to be able to provide
for him too. I want to feel like I am contributing to whatever he needs in SV.
It is insane to learn that his tuition, activities, and other miscellaneous
expenses cost as much as our mortgage. Despite the expenses, it’s not going to
change my mind on giving him the best we can afford. I hope he will understand
and appreciate all our hard work one day.
