what do you think the difference(s) is/are?
2007-01-03 11:15:07 · 15 answers · asked by eedaaaaa 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
A woman can be a housewife even if she has no children. Mainly that just mean that she does not work outside the home. Her job is taking care of the home, essentially.
A woman can only be a SAHM if she has children. Most SAHM's tend to do a lot of the "housewife" type chores but savvy mom's know how to get their spouses involved too.
2007-01-03 15:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically a stay-at-home-mom is the modern way of saying housewife. The conotations today differ this way: They started using the new term because many people get the impression that housewives eat bon-bons and lay on the couch all day. Stay at home moms work their butts off.
They both do the same work that's 24/7, but for some reason the word housewife became a bad thing.
2007-01-03 11:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by StormyC 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
House wife is someone who stays at home that doesn't have children
Stay at home mom is someone that does have kids.
I've done both and let me tell you being a house wife was A LOT easier than a stay at home mom. LOL. My house used to actually stay CLEAN. Sadly, that is not the case anymore with a 13 month old :(
2007-01-03 11:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stay at home moms have children to take care of too and all the house wife duties....
Only difference I see.
2007-01-03 11:22:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
simply two different words for the same thing. children are implied in house wife but not definite. stay at home mom is just an updated way to say house wife cos everyone wants to be PC
2007-01-03 11:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by bells b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A house wife doesnt have any duties related to child care. A stay at home mom has all the usual wifely duties but she also is responsible for the care of the children.
2007-01-03 11:35:09 · answer #6 · answered by jenniferaboston 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a house wife is a house wife stays at home cleaning and such. a stay at home mom tends to kids and house also its alot easier being a house wife cleaning and stuff than it is being a mom house keeper, cook,lol taxi, running to do the shopping, pay bills doing laundry every thing is easier to do with out kids running around messing and fussin.i have 2 kids an a stay at home mom and pregnant with our 3rd baby
2007-01-03 12:44:38 · answer #7 · answered by cute redhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know I hate being called a house wife. To me a house wife is an "old school" term. They used that word back in the day where woman were slaves to their husbands.
I am a stay at home mom. I am only a "slave" to my children. LOL (Just kidding but sometimes I sure do feel that way)
2007-01-03 11:48:38 · answer #8 · answered by TRUE PATRIOT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A housewife is married but a stay at home mom may not be! Thats the only difference.
2007-01-03 11:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a house wife is a woman who stays at home and she has older children or her children have moved out or she never had none and is just a wife
a stay at home mom has younger children to take care of in her home and that is why she has to or chooses to stay home:)
2007-01-03 11:18:44 · answer #10 · answered by blackhairedbaby 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋