Voice Actor Mom: Is it feasible to be a professional Voice Actor and an amazing Mom?

Sometimes I have felt like a terrible Voice Actor Mom.

With a voice over business at home, there were times when I sat, feeling guilty, in my studio thinking I could be interacting with my kids, listening to them read, or helping them with an activity.  Instead, I made them their afternoon snack, put on a moderately educational show, and made use of the 30-60 minutes I had while they were quietly zoned out on the tube.  Or, I put them to bed and told them I could only lie with them for FIVE minutes because I had to record.  And, not my highest moments, I yelled at them to be quiet because… “I NEED TO RECORD!!!”…

Then, I breathed… and remembered that I got to be home with them.  I got to meet them as they got off the bus and I happily made them something to eat after school.  Put them to bed and lay with them for FIVE minutes, and usually more.  Taught them what it means to have your own business, to be employed at something out-of-the ordinary, and most of the time, to manage your life and not let it manage you as a capable parent AND professional.

Every now and then, I bask in the glow of what I have created in my life – an opportunity to be available to my children and to operate a fulfilling, successful business on my own terms.  Voice Actor Mom. Yes, mother, parent, and work-at-home freelancer is a possibility, I totally recommend.

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  1. Rose Helmer

    Wow. That really touched me. Life is so different than it used to be. It is busier , more confused but I believe to give our kids the whole truth of life we have to be true to ourselves and in that we can give even them even more. I admire you. Love Rose

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