I'm
a SAHM of two very active little boys ages 2 and 4.
I'm a wife and
SAHM of 4 beautiful girls.
Lauren is
a SAHM of three who realized a couple of years ago that trying to make other people think she has it all together is exhausting and ridiculous.
I am
a SAHM of 2 amazing kiddos, MJ and Athena.
5 years ago I was
a SAHM of a precious 2 year old little boy.
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a SAHM of six, and her children's teacher for over 20 years.
I would have never imagined 5 years ago that I would be a married,
SAHM of 2 and cloth diapering!
SAHM of 2 boys and founder of GrowingYourBaby.com, World Traveled Family and The World We Share.
SAHM of 4 - 6, 5, 2, and 7 mos.
I am
a SAHM of boy / girl twins and in order to save my own sanity (I NEED a little alone time every day - I'm HUMAN) I had to get them on a schedule as fast as I possibly could.
SAHM of two beautiful children
Conservamom Our Piece of Earth, The Inquisitive Mom, Cloth Diaper Addicts, Life is Not Bubble Wrapped, Sunshine Praises, Viva Veltoro, Leetle Baby, My Cloth Diaper Stash,
SAHM of a Drama Queen and Prince, Simply Me Plus 3, and The Parenting Patch
Monday Morning Coffee:
SAHM of 5 kiddos, new blogger, trying my best to go green, and stay on top of all the food allergies in our home and taking pictures of it all.
The Happy Hippie Homemaker: A blog about how babywearing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and all other aspects of attachment parenting save my sanity as
a SAHM of two.
Kristin McCarthy is a retired teacher turned
SAHM of four little girls ages 8,6,2 and 2.
I find it hard to sit still for anything as
a SAHM of three, but this I'd definitely do over.
Last, but not least, is Christina Bentley,
a SAHM of two awesome boys, a blogger, runs an online store for baby clothing, and get this, sews all of that clothing, also she runs the Wilmington area Stroller Strides and even runs a meetup group for mommies.
There's something just easy and amazing about the world of online shopping when you are
a SAHM of 2 under 2.
Not exact matches
Single, married, divorced, young, old,
SAHM, working outside
of the home with kids - we should be leveraging the gift
of a multigenerational Church and the examples we see in scripture to see what we are doing aligns with what women have been doing all through history.
Both
of our moms were
SAHMs to us, albeit for varying years.
Tweet
of the Day: From @askmormongirl: For many Mormon women, being a
SAHM is a religious choice.
ShareI am at the junction
of tip - toeing back into the workforce after an absence
of 2.5 years and though I look forward to actually finishing a cup
of tea (and one that has not been reheated for the 20th time), I do feel pretty passionate about my role as a
SAHM (Stay At Home Mom).
Just go do something else, if all
of us
SAHM's irritate you that badly... like look at working mothers» blogs instead.
Ok, all you holier - than - thou moms who just got on their soap box to preach about the ill - effects
of television let me reassure you that my kids only watch what I allow them (and been pre-screened by me) and only for the recommended 2 hours a day (contrary to what you may have read in my What Not To Say To
SAHM post).
I'm wondering, as a
SAHM who finds myself feeling a bit
of a non-entity because I'm not in productive work, whether «mother» as a superior label is actually a compensation for a role that is not valued by society.
The bonus is that we have
SAHM AND working moms, a nice blend
of perspectives.
I was reminded
of this post after a convo w / another
SAHM today.
The basic definition
of a stay - at - home mom (
SAHM) is someone who stays home to raise her children and manage her household.
While there are many pluses
of being a
SAHM, there are also many downsides.
A
SAHM faces many struggles, including loneliness, the initial adjustment
of stretching the family's one paycheck, a completely new lifestyle that you may not be used to and losing touch with friends whose goals are now different than your own.
The stereotype
of a woman sitting at home watching soap operas while eating bon - bons is a distant reality for the
SAHM.
Becky has been married for 12 years and is a
SAHM to 3 girls ranging from 2 - 8 years old, all
of whom were cloth diapered.
25 extra ounces a day is nothing small to ask
of a working mother or even a
SAHM.
You might remember I was laid off the beginning
of the year, thrust out
of my part - time dream job and into the cold, harsh reality
of sudden
SAHM life as I dealt with the loss
of my professional identity and income.
From quitting your job to become a
SAHM to owning your stay - at - home motherhood, you'll be as ready as possible for your days in the trenches
of at - home parenting.
The «ahead» part
of the meal could even be served in the car - most
of her meal plans involve a fair amount
of the work
of making dinner to be done the night before (for working families) or after lunch (for
SAHMs) or whatever works.
Kym is a 27 - year - old God - loving
SAHM to a two - year - old boy, a patriotic military wife, and a doula in training living deep in the heart
of Texas.
(And I bet all
of your
SAHM and WOHM friends keep going on and on about how you have the best
of both worlds working from home, don't they?
In Praise
of Stay - at - Home Moms was written for
SAHMs who feel under - appreciated and who may face criticism from family and peers for their decision.
The amount
of mommy guilt over the awful feelings can be too much sometimes and I wonder if I was crazy to think this whole
SAHM thing was a good idea.
Some Moms are cut out for the
SAHM thing but me I think I'm more
of that WAHM but with a good balance
of work and family time!
I mean, all you had to do was make your wife be a
SAHM and all
of these breastfeeding problems would never have happened.
If you're a
SAHM, even part - time, you desire a bit
of a break, and moms» night out, for us, is all about being happy - hour break for other moms (regardless
of their sex at birth, regardless
of their sexual orientation) who want the same sort
of break too.
With the gay women we hung out with, it was usually the
SAHM (who, BTW, was not necessarily the birth parent or at least not the birth parent
of all the children) who came out.
I had decided that 9 - months
of SAHM - ing was just the right time to go back to grad school, and so was facing classes in the morning on no sleep at night.
Honestly, it's a significant piece
of the puzzle that has allowed us to adopt the necessary mindset for me to be a
SAHM (with a grad student husband).
It's not like one day you decide to be a
SAHM and that's written in stone as your only job for the rest
of your life.
I agree that she's not a practical example for the real world, and since this is a housewife /
SAHM geared site, maybe she isn't the best example
of a What Not To Wear post.