what is your take?

Question

what is your take on stay at home moms,i am one and i was curios to know everyone elses oppinion, i think it is the hardest job in the world

Answer 1

It's a very underappreciated job!! I don't care who says what it is a hard job, if not the hardest. You don't have an in or out time, you work around the clock. You don't get breaks and if you do, you're too d*mn exhausted to enjoy them. I admire you. Your kids will probably be better for it.

Answer 2

I think it's up there in tough jobs but I tend to think the harder job is done by the people who have to work (be it a single mom or dad) then come home at the end of the day and do all of the same stuff (cook, clean, entertain, raise kids).

It would be nice if every family was in a position to have a stay-at-home parent if they so choosed. It isn't an easy job.

I just don't like it when I hear people put down those that work and raise a family like their job isn't as hard as if they were stay at home parents. But I can understand that for a long time, stay at home mom's haven't received the respect they deserve.

Answer 3

Certainly not the hardest job in the world but it's definatley a difficult job. Being a military leader or leader of a country would be the hardest job since so many people's lives depend on your decisions.

Answer 4

Stay at home mom is okay ~ but I have much respect for the women who work full time, go to school, and have children ~ those women are the hardest working women.

Answer 5

Yes being a stay at home mom is hard, I was there for 1 1/2 year, and now am working again.It felt like I needed to get out there,and socialize more with people.But we are hoping to get pregnant soon and then I'll be home again,it's also hard to see someone else having to raise your kids.So may God Bless those that are able to stay at home with their own children,giving them the love they need so badly.

Answer 6

I dunno about the hardest job in the world, but it must be up there among the top ten or whatever.

I like the idea of stay-at-home-mums. It may be sexist and Victorian and all the rest of it, but I believe it's good for kids to be tight with their mums that way, and it's good for fellas to go out and bring home the bread.

To me, this is the natural order of things, and it is the way I would like the world to work.

Which is NOT to criticise working mums in any way - it about nothing more than my own personal preferences.

So thumbs up for you, for what it's worth, from a sexist pig to a hard-working mum :o)

Answer 7

I agree that it is tough but certainly not the hardest in the world. It is a worthy job and you should feel good about doing it, just don't think it's harder than so many others.

Answer 8

I think it's the hardest job ever, my mom works really hard.

Answer 9

That's fantastic.
It's the hardest job out there.

Answer 10

I agree.

Very hard job. Secluded and alone in a home with children all day...deprived of common adult interaction....sacrificing one's self in terms of career/job...having to be a true "Jill of All Trades", knowing all for your children, being there for all questions/issues/problems... having to deal with people outside that just don't "get it" why you feel being a SAHM is important...having to deal with people thinking you eat ice cream and watch soaps all day....

In return for that sacrifice though....your children will know you sacrificed and will have that memory forever...your children will know a higher level of security/comfort/safety...your children's character will be molded by you, not a babysitter or daycare....your children will carry that gift of sacrificial love forward to their children, your grandchildren.

Not everyone can do it due to personal, financial or other reasons.
But, I admire those that can.

My mother didn't have this opportunity with me due to financial issues, but we are doing this for our children. My wife is also a Proud SAHM - and I'm proud of her.

Good for you!

......and your family.