Either way you choose why? Do you live that way now or would you like too?
2006-06-20 00:38:18 · 20 answers · asked by dutchfam7 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Money IS a huge issue at our home, and I still stay at home with our two children. My husband and I don't want a daycare worker to be the major relationship in their life. We homeschool too.
Think about it. The average working parent works 8 hours a day, plus they have driving time to and from work. Thats 8 to 10 hours that a child is in daycare. Add to that the 10 hours of sleep a little one needs to be healthy. So now, we are at 18-20 hours of a day that working parents will get to see their child each workday. Now, again, take out of that the time of cooking dinner and baths, etc. We don't want that in our lives.
My husband works very very hard. I stay at home, teach the kids and take care of the house. Money is very tight. We make just enough to pay our bills. By the grace of God we have made it. It is soooo worth it!
We know the kids are well taken care of, we know the values of the people they are around each day, we know what is going on in their lives. Although it is a great struggle to do things this way, we are extrememely happy. What is the point in having children if you don't get to raise them?
2006-06-20 00:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I stayed at home w/ my children for about 6 months (money was and is not an issue). I honestly feel like I am a better mom when I work outside of the home. Don't get me wrong, I love my children more than anything in the world and if I felt like I needed to stay home with them for their personal development, I would. However, I love me too - being away from them 8 hours a day, makes me appreciate them more when I'm with them.
2006-06-20 03:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Amy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For my own sanity I would love to work on a part time basis so that I can have the best of both worlds. Spend time with the kids 4 days a week and work the other 3.
I'm a single stay at home mum, but would love to find some part time work, not only for the extra money but to feel that I have a life other than cleaning, cooking and looking after the children.
My baby is 8mths old but before I had her I was in this situation. I found part time work once my now 9yr old went to school, but part time work is hard to come by! I also wouldn't do it at this stage until the baby does all her 1st things(crawling, standing, walking, word, tooth etc).
2006-06-20 01:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would work part time for the "break", and also to be around other people. If I stayed home all the time, I wouldn't get out to be around other people other than family, as I am not very talkative or sociable. Working with others puts you in a social situation without a choice.
Currently, I work full time, and I wish I could spend more time with my child during the week. (I'm a single mom.) But I think we would both go nuts if I stayed at home full time!
2006-06-20 02:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely stay home.
I stayed home for the first 2 years after my oldest was born, worked the first 2 years after my youngest was born, now I work part time. I like the socialization I get from working just a few days a month, but I miss my kids more.
2006-06-20 02:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by shanesmommy01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stay at home, definitely. Children are more important than any work in the world.
But I work as a teacher in order to be more time with my children. I used to work in public TV station and an advertising agency. It was nice. I met interesting people and I loved it. But when I got pregnant i decided to make a change. i studied the courses I needed to be a teacher an Saturdays, and eventually I made the transition. I love to teach, but my fellow teachers are boring. But the time I spend with my children is the best reward.
2006-06-20 00:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Dulcinea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If money weren't an issue, I think I would still work some, I enjoy working, and I definitely need a break from the house and kids once and a while! My hubby is disabled, so money is an issue for us, he is a stay at home dad, and I work
2006-06-20 00:44:44 · answer #7 · answered by vcscallicoat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to be at home but work part-time, I find working full-time to stressful because there just isn't enough time to do everything and I feel like I work a job before I go to work. The good thing about my husband and my situation is that we work opposite shifts so my children have never had to go to daycare, I wouldn't want someone else raising my kids.
2006-06-20 02:29:00 · answer #8 · answered by kidsmom3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I wouldn't stay home permanently like being solely a stay at home mom. I would definitely work part time at least. I love my children but I also like to work and have always been driven as far as a career. It would be nice to have the choice tho! Good question!
2006-06-20 03:40:49 · answer #9 · answered by Dani Bo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would work for the break. I love my kids dearly, but I don't think it is im my genes to be a stay at home home. My work is my release, my get away from my children. I work nights and my husband works day therefore one of us are with the children at all times. They are not deprived of attention from neither of us. And at my job I have flexibilty where if one of the kids are sick I have the ability to leave work in the middle of the night to check on them.
2006-06-20 00:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by kheady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋