Would you rather slog at home as housewife or slog at office as a breadwinner.?

Answer 1

I've done both. Currently I'm a housewife. But I'm no slog!

There are good and bad to both sides. Days where I would much rather be at work. While working, your day starts and ends at a certain time. While motherhood is 24/7. Double time on Holidays and weekends.

So enjoy what you have. Sometimes the grass isn't always greener, and you want what you can't have.... yada yada yada.

Answer 2

I winder what slog means? I know that I worked AND raised three wonderful children - both 'careers' were very rewarding. However, I do prefer filling my day with adults rather than children, raising children is very unrewarding. There are no thank yous, there are no pay raises, and no future gratifications like you find when you go out on a job. As long as your family shows their appreciation, being a Mom is not so bad, but the appreciation comes few and far between.

Answer 3

I've been slogging at home as a housewife and mother for the past 10 years. I worked in an office environment until I was 29. I'm much happier being with my kids throughout the day. I remember kind of spacing out at work after my first son was born and feeling like I was out of place when I was at work. That has never happened since I became a stay at home mom. My decision to stay at home came after my daughter had a brief stay in a children's hospital. I met many mothers there of very, very ill children. They were so brave and going through so much with kids that had terminal diseases. It made me realize how little time we get with our children. I'm happy to be the major influence on our children's lives. I get to be here for them when they need someone to talk to, someone to share with, someone to help them learn, someone to encourage them and give them a hug. I can't imagine doing it any other way. I've been able to continue my music career which is something I love. The hours are non-traditional and it lets me have a goal to be an example to my kids that if you do what you love, you will succeed. Life is good! :)

Answer 4

I don't know what you mean by slog,but staying home and raising the children you created instead of sending them off for someone else to install their values and belief on your responsibilities. The problem of the world do we have children and raise them ourselves and maybe fix this screwed up society and make big sacrifices, or do we not have children and become the office breadwinner?

Answer 5

I couldn't be a housewife for a long time but I also don't want to be the only one bringing in the money. But if i had kids I would be a housewife with a job working from home. but i think housewife's are great and its harder than any 9-5.

Answer 6

I have been both. well, not a housewife, that's for sure, but I've taken the option of staying home with my children for a while, doing the whole "mom" thing. and I must say, it's not for me. but, maybe that's because I made poor choices in men, have two different children from two different marriages, and have always HAD to work to support my children. now that I don't have to work, I don't. but after 24/7 of snotty noses, three meals a day, homework, bath time, grocery shopping, bedtime, nephew-sitting for my sister, fighting, nakedness (my daughter has a thing about clothes, and shy of beating her, I can't keep her clothes on her little body. a nudist in the making, I'm afraid. lol), biting, spitting and "poo-poohead", I am certainly thinking about going back to work. it was so much easier to pay someone to babysit and leave me with the easy stuff! like doing all this by myself isn't hard enough! lol but I do love my kids, I just don't think I was cut out to be a stay at home mom. or, maybe it was my choice early in motherhood to go to work, and that's what I've spent most of mine doing.

Answer 7

I rather be a housewife with children if i did not have any children then yea, a working women. The way my finances are I have to be a career oriented women with children of course my children are teen know, this makes it easier. Their nothing wrong with house wife or breadwinner, do what you want to do what fits your family life style.

Answer 8

I have done both, and I'd rather be out working. Staying at home got boring for me, I needed to at least see some other people during the day. I don't make much money at the job I have now, but at least it gets me out into the public every day.

Answer 9

i don't "slog" but i do prefer to be at home with my children, not to mention the fact that i would have to work almost twice as much as my husband to cover daycare prices.

Answer 10

Home