After being home for nine years with my kids, I finally decided to go back to work so of course my kids were curious to know what I would be doing. So, I told them.
“Well, I’ll be writing emails that we send to customers telling them about the cool products we sell.”
“Oh. And what did you do before that?”
“Well, I used to write letters we sent to customers telling them about the cool products we sell.”
“Oh. And what did you do before that?”
“Well, I used to produce television commercials telling people about the cool products we sell.”
My sons, being the TV hounds could finally relate. “Wow, that’s awesome.”
Then I had a revelation about my career.
I used to produce TV commercials, which people now ignore thanks to TiVo and DVR technology.
I used to create direct mail, which people throw away.
And now…I’m making emails, which people delete.
So, basically, I’ve spent my life making JUNK!!!
Perhaps, it’s time for a career change?
Kathryn Mahoney is a freelance humor writer, author, copywriter, but most importantly, a wife and mother of two beautiful boys. She started this blog to give other moms a place to “escape the chaos” and most importantly…to just LAUGH! To learn more about Kathryn, visit 