2006-09-02 07:33:16 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My first serious answer of the day......
Stay at Home Moms (SAHM) are some of the the hardest working and most under appreciated people out there.
Where is my soapbox.... the world would be a much better place if more Moms could afford to stay at home.
2006-09-02 07:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Duncarin 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I wish everyone had the choice. I think if that is what you choose to do, then you are very lucky. I personally don't think I could have done it for more than a year or two, even if we could have afforded it, which we couldn't. I only had 12 weeks off after each child, and I definitely would have liked to stay home longer, but I would have gone crazy after a few years. I think a lot of criticism of SAHMs is jealousy on the part of people that don't have the choice. I also don't think SAHMs should judge a mom that works because they don't know their situation either.
I don't agree with sunshine1 that work outside the home is "easy" - it's just different. I work full time, but I come home to my "second full time job" - I am still the one that does all the housework, homework help, cooking, child care, paying bills, laundry, running errands, everything a stay at home mom does - at night when I get home from work. I will admit that it does give me pleasure to work outside the home and interact with other intelligent adults and get praise for my work - but I feel that makes me a better mom when I am with my kids.
2006-09-02 07:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a stay at home mom. I have 3 boys ages 3 months, 21 months, and 5 years. I have become a receptionist, career councelor, bookkeeper, events coordinator and chef all-in-one. It was the best career decision I ever made. The benefits are awesome and I have no worries about calling out sick. My husband is truly supportive and works hard to keep us going as well. It has become a cooperative effort on our part to make things work. But all in all, I say this is the best choice we ever made. If you want to do it, do it. It's your decision and no one can tell you different... or should tell you rather. I think it's great for the children as well as the family. Keeps everyone linked.
And Alice N... show me that study. Smells a little off to me :) Betcha I can find a study that proves the opposite. In fact, an article in Forbes says that marrying a woman who makes over $30,000 a year will ensure a life of illness, filth and cuckolding. So who's right?
2006-09-02 07:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by moisesandangie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if one of the parents has the skills to run a household and raise a child, it is a wonderful thing. I don't think it should necessarily always just be the mom who stays at home. It should be the parent who wants to be there the most.
I think it is a better choice than daycare. No one will ever love your child like you do, althought there are may nice daycare providers out there. I had a stay at home mom, and I was always grateful for it. When I got sick at school, I had someone to come pick me up right away, and she was always there when we got home, keeping us out of trouble.
That said, if both parents truly enjoy their jobs and feel fulfilled by having a career, it is probably better that they don't stay at home. It just bothers me when a parent complains about having to work and never getting to spend time with their children, and it is all because they have outrageous payments to make on two giant SUVs, a yuppie house in an expensive neighborhood, etc. I think that if a mom stays at home because that is where she feels like she can best use her skills, it is commedable.
2006-09-02 07:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by MissM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think stay at homemoms don't get enough credit where it is due. People think just because we don't go out to a job each day that we don't work and shouldn't be tired. But boy is that wrong. Considering I am one I know it is not easy having to juggle kids, home, husband, and maybe find some time for yourself among all that. What I say to any stay at home mom "Never doubt yourself or the worthiness of your job and always enjoy the perks."
2006-09-02 08:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by Lady J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay at home moms take care of their kids. It might be a hassle because they usually have to do all the chores because the husbands usually have an excuse that the mom stays at home the whole time and she should do the chores and also stay at home mothers get to talk on the phone the whole time.
2006-09-02 07:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a firm believer that if you are able to stay home with the kids you should. Not easy going out to work, particularly if single parent, and even more difficult to survive on benefits but the hardest thing of all is getting back into the work place once your kids are old enough for you to be leaving them. Obvious solution is finding work you can do at home - but don't ask me the easiest way to achieve this!
2006-09-02 07:36:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a stay at home mom. And I wouldn't change it for the world. We work harder than moms that go out of the home to work. It is a job and it is the hardest job in the world.
2006-09-02 08:58:10 · answer #8 · answered by LITTLE 1 :o) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are awesome...and should be congraluted every single day. It is the hardest but most rewarding job at the same time. It is very hard to be a stay at home mom cuz your work is never ending expect when you go to bed for the night and that's if your kids stay asleep and not get sick in the middle of the night.
2006-09-02 07:41:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I could afford it, I would absolutely be a stay at home mom and take care of the house. Or maybe I would just spend too much time on yahoo to care about what the house looks like....
:)
2006-09-02 07:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋