would you say yes?
when would you go back to work? how old would your children be?
do you think that stay at home moms work more or less than working moms?
thank you!
2007-09-11 05:48:58 · 23 answers · asked by Pat mami x2 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I had the opportunity and welcomed it with opened arms! My son is now 17 months old and it has been a wonderful experience. We are expecting our second child soon. I am planning on returning to work part-time when they go to school so I can be home with them when they get home from school.
I wouldn't even begin to be able to answer the question of whether SAHM's work harder than working moms or vice versa. It's really a toss up. My job as a mommy is very demanding and there are some days I wish I could leave the house and go to work just to get away from it all! Along with the housework and mommy stuff, I also take care of my husbands business. On the other hand sometimes I wonder how the working mommy does it ~ she has to take care of all the mommy stuff and go work too.
Hope this info. helps!
2007-09-11 05:59:01 · answer #1 · answered by Proud Mommy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If I was financially able I would. Just because you are a stay at home mom does not mean you have to totally give up your career. I'm sure there are still things that you could do that keep you in the game so to speak. I would probably do this until they reached school age. I'm a teacher so there are a lot of things that I could do as far as jobs go with my children and still be able to put it on a resume.
2007-09-11 05:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by tigerlily23 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have taken my opportunity to stay at home till my kids are all in school full-time (we have 1/2 day kindergarten, so that means till they're 6). I worked 14+-hour days as an attorney before staying home, and I can say that I work longer and with fewer breaks at home than I did then, but that it is much more fun and less stressful, as the work involves much more lovable people. :-) For me, it wasn't a hard choice and I haven't regretted it for a second. But I have no problem whatsoever with people who make a different choice. Families are different. A loving family is a great family, regardless of work arrangements. Down with the mommy wars.
2007-09-11 06:27:25 · answer #3 · answered by ... 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I both work because we want to. Our kids go to daycare, which we are very happy with , and they are boys are enriched being there.
I think that its not a more or less quantifier. Its just different. And that its also completely dependent on your partner, and how they parent and do other household duties. Plus it really depends on your job, and your parenting.
I also think that this is really (well the last 50 years) the first time one parent has been financially allowed to stay home. Take a look for example at Little House. That mom wasnt just raising her kids, she was outside doing farm work, baking bread, etc. I still doubt (unless you have a nanny when you're staying at home), you can devote a large portion of your time to your kids. Youre always putting away some dishes, laundry, etc.
Secondly, this debate is starting to get old. What should be focused on is flexibility for both parents.
2007-09-11 06:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by lillilou 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not a mom yet. But when I do become a parent I would love the opportunity to stay home with my children until the start school, if finances allow. If not then at least the first year, because they grow so quickly at that time and I wouldn't want to miss any of those moments
2007-09-11 05:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by Dea B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I would go back to work, but only after my child was a year old (and if I could afford it). I was fortunate enough to stay home w/ my son, and daughter, until he turned 1. Now that we moved however I have no choice but to work. It's nice to get some adult conversations and to get out of the house for awhile. As a previous SAHM I think they work just as hard as the career moms, in most cases anyway.
2007-09-11 05:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by ~lattemom~ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I made the choice to be a SAHM. It is a full time job, although I also work a little on the side from home to help with the bills.
SAHM's work more than moms at work. For most working moms going back to work is a break from the intense endless work of being mom.
I dont plan to go back to work until my kids are grown. I'll work from home, or run the office with them in it, but not working out of the home for someone else. Parenting is a 24/7 job, and it lasts 18 years for each child. Thats simply how long it takes to create a functional member of society.
2007-09-11 05:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I had the financial opportunity, I absolutely would. I would take the opportunity to work from home, write, work at her school, or something to that effect, because I like to be busy. But I would remain available to her before and after school, and take the opportunity to be more involved in her education.
I think some SAHPs work more than working parents, and some working parents work harder than some SAHPs. There's no reasonable way to settle that dispute - it is very individual. Ideally, if one does not have work to do in an office, there will come additional work within the home that needs to be done. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. We are all trying to do and be it all, aren't we? :)
2007-09-11 06:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by ~Biz~ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say YES, being home mommy is alot of work & so as being a mommy that works.. I have a busy life getting up early send my oldest to school get ready & take my other 2 kids @ daycare do home work , dinner plus chores ...
I would say YES get up early prepare breakfast for my kids Take my oldest to school & take care of the other 2 @ home .. Prepare lunch so my hubby can come home & eat go pick up my oldest to school & help her with homework & spend more time with them actually it will be my goal so I can enjoy them rigth now when they are little & maybe planning to go back to work a part time in the morning when my now 6 month baby be at 3rd grade... This will be if I get to stop working for a while which it is actually my goal for this coming year .. :)
2007-09-11 06:12:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently did a research paper on this topic for school. I think there are pros and cons to each side really. I stayed at home with my daughter until she was almost a year old, then she stayed with my Mom or another 6 months before she went to a sitter/daycare. It depends on each persons views, I think it is potentially unhealthy for a woman to be at home all the time with her children, and working is not a co-op out. Children often times develop skills in preschools that they cannot develop at home with mom. They develop great social skills, potty train easier, learn things you can't teach them... and often times they are better behaved. My daughter is 4 now, and learning Spanish in preschool, she gets to play with other children during the day, loves her teacher, and is excited to go while I work. It doesn't make me less of a Mom, and I feel like I work just as hard as any stay at home Mom! Plus, I don't feel like I am left out of anything as well, I have skills for work, and skills for home. All points of my brain are being used! And I still have the weekends to fully devot to my daughter. And besides, what would you do when they start Kindergarten??
2007-09-11 06:03:52 · answer #10 · answered by Leigha S 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋