TIRED!Oh so tired! Is THIS what being an at home mom is like!?

Question

I'm staying with some friends temporarily and while they're at work I clean the house,cook,do dishes,repair clothes,and babysit their 4 year old daughter and take care of the dog.And BLAH I have NEVER been so exhausted in my life!!!! Is THIS what being an at home mom is like because I USED TO wanna be one! YIKES

Answer 1

You have just glimpsed into the most overworked,underpaid profession in the world. But guess what.......it is also the single most rewarding profession in the world!!!! Yep, it is exhausting. Yes, it is nerve wracking! And yes, it will push you to the very brink of insanity. Sometimes you want to pull all of your hair out. But at the end of the day, when that child gives you that hug, for no reason, just because they knew you needed it. And when that child says, "I love you, Mommy." Well, enough said.

Answer 2

I run and in home daycare. I have a three year old and I'm currently 27 weeks pregnant. My job never ends even after all the children go home at 5:45. Just image cooking and cleaning up at 6 little kids under the age of 5 all day and then when your day is up with those kids it's time to cook and feed and spend one on one time with your family. I just think that I'm able to be here for my daughter and take care of her and see her grow up and not miss out on the important time in her life.

Answer 3

lol - no. It is worse. Especially with younger children and more of them. I have a 1.5 and a 3 year old and I about drop dead each night...either that or i am so tired i can't sleep. But you get "used" to it. And every day you get up and do it again. Why? Because you love your kids (that and you know if you don't stay on top of cleaning the house it will turn into MORE of a disaster to clean later - lol)

But trust me...it is worth it.

*edited to say: like a pp, I usually eat a power bar while cleaning. for breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is no time to eat a meal while at home! If the kids are strapped in to high chairs then that is time to clean up - because once they are down again they start messing up again!

Answer 4

I am a stay at home mom and I'm very tired, too. Unlike other jobs, you can't clock out from motherhood. There are no lunch breaks. I wolf down peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while at the same time cleaning up a Kool-Aid mess and getting my toddler to stop pulling all the books off the bookcase. Your description sounds very typical. That's why some moms are happier working outside the home. For me, I find it rewarding to see my child grow and develop so much, I accept the other parts.

Answer 5

Hello !Excuse me , You are just babysitting one child.DId you look at those mum with 3 kids or more and loaded up with all the housework and sending the kids to school and nursery ..Don't you feel the sounds even tougher than what you are ??? I'm doing that now o.k. I have just resigned 5 months ago just for the sake of my kids which was handled very badly by my maid earlier . I've lost confidence on maids , that's why i'm taking care of my own kids... So much better now...Each day is a fruitful day and that determine my kids growth. I just love to be with them and i could raise my kids in a proper way and discipline them while they are young...Remember, the foundation is very significant..Life will be miserable if children is not guided at this age... Good Luck! Huh , life is not easy .... You should go for YOGA class.., i guess you are stressful.

Answer 6

I think that all women should have to fill in for a mother before becoming one, and then every time some young girl, that is 16-17 thinking she wants a baby, should have to care for a newborn for a week or so. It tends to make you stop and think, I also think that the husbands who think that being a stay at home mom is easy, should have to do it for a while. Just think, the 4 year old isn't even yours, you tend to do a lot more for a child when he/she is yours. Good luck and try to have some fun.

Answer 7

I was a stay-at-home mother and loved every minute of it. I will admit, there were a few times when I became frustrated, but the frustration was worth the overall end result.
By the time they ( two boys and one girl ) became school age, once they were in bed - I was so tired I slept through every TV program after 9 pm.
I was extremely lucky to be able to stay at home with them.
I observed everyone of their 'firsts' and would never trade that for a career anyday. Those 'firsts' only happen once and I remember each and everyone of them.

Answer 8

hi...this is 2009, who says you ought to sit down down at your residence all day with a toddler? If the relations reported they'd help, get a job and pass to artwork popular. I were a operating mom considering the fact that day a million (my son is now 10 years previous) and that i fairly by no ability envied stay at residing house moms. this is truthfully a complicated difficulty to do. i did not have the luxury of that yet fairly i do not imagine i'd have wished to sit down down contained in the residing house all day, for the time that I did I almost went loopy and couldn't wait to pass back to artwork. in the adventure that your difficulty would not help you get a job, pass to college or do a touch form of activitiy that would not contain your toddler, basically recognize that it get's a lot less demanding as they grow old. Your daughter is totally not a toddler always so as a lot because it makes you loopy in the present day, the merciless days of whining, crying and diapers will pass. sturdy success!

Answer 9

LOL Yuh-huh!

The big difference, though, is that it's not your stuff exactly, is not your daughter, and is not your dog.

If you were to be a stay at home, you would not start off with a 4-year-old. A four year old is less daunting when you've been with them from birth.

Also, it's not uncommon to not be a huge fan of little kids, but be just fine with your own.

But yes, stay at home moms do get tired. It's hard work.

Answer 10

Yes, pretty much - not very glamorous. However, I will add, that it is a totally different experience when its your own child.
You get a lot of rewards in return for the hard work. I really didn't enjoy watching other people's children (still really don't!)
but love love love being with my own - they have their moments when they're driving you nuts, but that motherly love instinct gets you through it.