We're taking a look at three tips for
SAHMs on handling an employment gap in resumes and cover letters.
Here is a list of common emotions that stay at home moms experience, as well as parenting advice for
SAHMs on how to overcome these feelings:
Not exact matches
How do
SAHMs treat you
on the playground?
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).
(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?
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.
Read Sanity for the
SAHM for more advice
on how to keep your cool and check out our article
on quiet time.
I'm a Spanish speaking, supper cooking, sporadic house cleaning, sometimes swearing, to do list making, stroller pushing, diaper changing,
SAHM & skin care selling, God fearing, church going, independently thinking, family loving, not always perfect, hooked
on blogging, husband loving, health food nut & junk food junkie, first & now second time mommy.
When LÍLLÉbaby first reached out to me, I was a
SAHM to a one year old little girl, and an avid babywearer who had all but given up
on soft structured carriers.
I love the way you portray
SAHMs with humor, keep
on blogging, and dear God, get a cleaning lady!!
We asked moms
on the
SAHM message board what kinds of insulting questions they've heard since deciding to stay home with their kids; here are the top responses, along with savvy retorts from Melissa Stanton, author of The Stay - at - Home Survival Guide, and Kuae Mattox, national president of Mocha Moms, a support organization for African American stay - at - home mothers.
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.
These two weeks spent back
on the full - time
SAHM train (I started slowly returning to work when Cub was a year old, and he is now almost two) have been lonelier than I expected.
Bloggin
SAHM who spends her days trolling the local Target, chasing four little daughters and writing
on her own blog www.fourprincessesandthecheese.com as well as contributing to Suburban Misfit Mom
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.
Valerie, you seem to have lots of free time
on your «busy mommyish
sahm» hands... Why don't you come back to your child?
Together, we'll break through the barriers stay - at - home moms encounter while supporting each other
on this crazy, wonderful ride as a
SAHM.
Note that I'm a
SAHM so I don't have to be
on a tight schedule.
Whether it's a controversy over
SAHM vs. WOHM, or the benefits of breastfeeding vs. the evils of formula, there's always a brouhaha brewing
on the boards.
Being a
SAHM for the meantime, i keep
on having bad luck
on maids so I am left always with the household chores and taking care of my 4 kids.
And those of us who do choose to be stay - at - home moms, well, choose it (and judging
on every single
SAHM I know in the South, they're the ones who manage the money in the family).
When I left my job to be a
SAHM I had big plans for how much more reading I was going to get done, what new exercise routines I would pick up and how I would devote at least an hour a day to working
on short stories or a novel.
I guess it's only natural to assume the grass is greener
on the other side of motherhood: that working moms get to «have a break» from parenting unlike
SAHMs, who have to deal with their kids all the day, or that
SAHMs get to, well, stay at home, and don't have to deal with the rigors of holding down a job and being a parent.
i will actually be shopping
on black friday online with honeybuns cloth diapers which is a
SAHM who has wonderful diapers.
When we spend most of our time with children under 4 feet tall,
SAHMs do tend to talk in shorter sentences and have limited topics to talk about — we're not exactly spending our time watching the latest news
on CNN or sitting around memorizing the Oxford English Dictionary for fun.
https://twitter.com/#!/MommasLetters/status/166633919561744384 — tweet about the
SAHM blog I also commented
on that blog as an entry into this giveaway.
As a
SAHM in a family
on a budget, I was thankful for the coupons that came in the mail, because formula was an unavoidable cost and it helped to have the coupons.
Lindsey, 27 Girl, still nursing at 21 months Former psychiatric nurse, now
SAHM I nursed past one because... my daughter and I have a wonderful relationship based
on love and attachment, and nursing strengthens our bond.
OCCUPATION:
SAHM LOCATION: Ladson, SC Tiffany was motivated to start 21 Day Fix after putting
on over 60 pounds after her pregnancy.
Sheree posted a beautiful post
on her new found love for being a stay at home mom from recently leaving the work force and while I have seen a lot of battling
on the blogs of
SAHM moms and working moms I really appreciate and love Sheree's love and respect for all moms and her genuine passion for her children and her own mother through this post.
We are
on a tiny budget for clothes in my house (one salary,
SAHM family!)
Complications: this is for sure, come h3ll or high water, my last baby, so I've been loathe to spend a lot / any money
on maternity pieces — but the friend who loaned me a bunch of stuff is a
SAHM, so obviously tons of jeans / casual tops but not as much work - appropriate gear.
I'm a
SAHM, but I have a term policy
on myself anyway.
One
SAHM could be an amazing meal planner, well - organized, and stellar at time management, while another is flying by the seat of her pants when it comes to getting dinner
on the table, but has excellent communication skills and community - building skills.
I did, however, see a
SAHM who listed her mom job
on her resume and included things like «nutrition planning and delivery» and «educational development» under her tasks.
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but since she closed the business a year ago I have been
SAHM and have gain all the weight back, I have been contemplating going back
on WW because that is the only program that I have used that really works for me.
I lived 18 years of my life
on 2nd Ave, the home we bought was
on 2nd Ave... the mom was a
SAHM, they had a boy and girl and the dad was a 4th grade teacher....
They are quilters, knitters, a man with a cochlear implant, one was even a VP of Bank,
SAHM's, specialists
on the art of French Braiding, one who does book reviews, and even a Quilter Dad.
I'm lucky to be a
SAHM which is amazing especially because I'm a homebody and love working
on little projects!