I was applying to a very free-to-work-as-you-please job and just froze when it asked for a resume. It forced me to evaluate my career paths, making me assess myself. My track record isn’t so desirable – a restaurant here, a different state here, a 3-month gap traveling India and now a mom gap!

Is it laughable? I’ve loved the life I’ve lived. I do not regret any of my life choices. Except maybe I’d have traveled even more before having kiddos.

The most recent episode of And Just Like That, “The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer”, gave many perspectives of being a mom. The two that landed with me were the moms going back to work or finally having the time to focus on their passion projects – or not.

So I started working on my resume. I worry I’ll have such a large mom gap on my resume that companies, I’m interested in, won’t be interested in me.

We are all our worst judges and I know there are many things I can bring to this industry whether my resume reflects it or not. 

Has anyone come across this issue after staying home with kids?