Now, I'm still a stay
at home mom because I can't afford to move back to the area where there are more job opportunities, and if I did move back, the industry I'm in doesn't seem to offer any perks for parents which means we still wouldn't be able to afford daycare and student loan payments.
He has this crazy thought that I'm a stay
at home mom because I don't work full - time but 30 hours a week while trying to wrangle an 18 month old is more like 50 hours lol!
You could always back out of your decision to become a stay
at home mom because there are plenty of daycare centers that will gladly care for your child while you work.
I am well educated, but chose to be a stay
at home mom because material possessions mean nothing if my legacy (my children) arent successful in life.
Not exact matches
I like work flexibility
because it allows me to be a caregiver to my
mom and keep her in her
home in her aging years and not have to burn the candle
at both ends allowing me to take care of me too!
These jobs were perfect for me
because I am a stay -
at -
home mom.
The reason the website has a womanly touch is
because some of the best, most flexible work - from -
home opportunities are actually geared toward stay -
at -
home moms.
If you interrupt
mom while she's talking to a friend
at church, you're spanked
at home later,
because that was dishonoring to her and you should know to wait for her to notice you before interrupting her conversation.
My
mom would always make a big dinner like meal
at lunchtime
because my dad would pick me up from school in his truck every day and half my friends would jump on the back of the truck all the way
home (many years ago btw and
home was only a few blocks lol).
and possibly
because she was a stay -
at -
home -
mom and I was her only child.
I dearly love my boy but being a stay
at home mom is hard for me
because it was never part of the plan I had for my life.
I remember my last year
at home I asked my
mom if I could make one of them and she said yes
because that's obviously less work for her and I went full on Giada minus the boobs.
I'm calling this a BS so some upper class stay
at home mom can have shit to blog about
because she's bored
at home.
As a former stay
at home mom now working
mom (not by choice), I have to say it is harder to work and parent, but not
because of the scheduling and working «two jobs» but
because of not being able to be where you heart really is.
Must - read posts: Domestic Enemies of the Stay
at Home Mom & A Letter To My Kids
Because I'm 40 (And That's Old)
We have no children — I quit my job
because I thought we would & I could be a stay
at home mom but he was sleeping with other women instead of me.
However, I feel bad
because I have to use paper towels
at work, and I've had to use them a couple of times
at my
mom's and just once or twice
at home.
Meanwhile, back
at the ranch, this one has declared this to be her last summer
at home «
because four is just too little and you still need your
Mom and Dad and stuff, but not when you're five».
It's very appealing to stay -
at -
home moms,
because very few families can actually afford to live on one adult's income.
Because no:
moms who birth
at home are not just biting a bullet and suffering.
Our midwives also brought their own equipment (
because no, midwives attending
home births aren't just pulling a MacGyver with whatever random stuff
moms have
at home).
Just
because a birth starts
at home doesn't mean it has to finish there; if something goes wrong, or if the
mom changes her mind, they transfer.
Oh and
because I can't let it slide, until recently I worked full - time, now I am a SAHM
mom — to the person who said it's difficult «especially» for us
moms who work full time, just so you know — IT»S HARDER FOR STAY AT HOME MOMS!!!!!!! I know this
moms who work full time, just so you know — IT»S HARDER FOR STAY
AT HOME MOMS!!!!!!! I know this
MOMS!!!!!!! I know this now
I chose to give birth
at home with midwives primarily
because it seemed a lot simpler and less scary than my alternatives, so I in no way think I am more badass than any other
mom because of how I birthed, or the fact that I am a biological
mom at all.
Is it better for a working
mom to wait until she gets
home to wash her pump parts, or to decide not to pump
at work
because she can't fit a wash basin in the work sink she uses, and switch to formula during the day?
As a stay -
at -
home mom, you may write off the idea of a life insurance policy for yourself
because you're not the one bringing
home the bacon, so - to - speak.
It was hard,
because I am a teacher during the school year, my husband works
at night and then during the summers he goes on the day shift so I kind If turn into a stay
at home mom, so there I was 7 months pregnant with two boys that wouldn't sleep
at all.
• The type - A working
mom who totally dismissed me
because I told her that I currently worked part - time from
home... and the stay -
at -
home sanctimommy who whispered to me how she thought that the kids of working
moms weren't as well behaved as those of stay -
at -
home moms.
There are all kinds of
moms out there: working
moms, stay -
at -
home moms, «cool
moms,» alternative
moms, crunchy
moms, homeschooling
moms, helicopter
moms... Honestly there's probably a group of
moms out there who base their core parenting principals on the wisdom of Dr.. Who or something,
because why the hell not?
Investing is an excellent way for stay -
at -
home moms to make extra money
because you still have control over your time.
I'm a stay
at home mom, and
because of that, I end up doing a lot for my girls (I have twin girls who just turned 6) as opposed to teaching them how to do it for themselves.
My response in no way is saying that a stay
at home mom isn't hard work
because it is but be fortunate that you don't have your careers responsibilities on top of raising a child or children.
I'm now a stay
at home mom with this part time blogging gig, which I barely tell anyone about,
because, ew Mommy Blogs.
I once met another stay -
at -
home -
mom who was
at her wits end,
because she was nursing her baby every couple of hours and pumping every hour after he was finished.
Anyway, my nonscientific observation is that stay -
at -
home moms worry about potty training earlier than work - out - of - the
home moms, most likely
because they're actually having to do all of the work.
Some people think stay
at home moms have it easy, but that's probably
because they haven't watched kids for more than an hour in their life!
Just
because the kids are in school full time, doesn't mean the importance of your role as a stay -
at -
home mom has stopped.
Working Mamas can also give our children big, full attention when we get
home — quite possibly in a way that the stay -
at -
home mom can't
because of the compressed time that we have to be together and our guilt.
Talk about a trying time for a new stay
at home mom with this one wanting me only I actually feel fortunate
because I'm the one he wants and the one who is
home with him.
If you're torn
because you feel like you can't be both an
at -
home parent and a working
mom, there's a compromise.
For many work -
at -
home moms, part - time child care is all they need
because they have non-traditional work schedule or their children are in school.
But part - time, work -
at -
home moms, particularly business owners and independent contractors, need to constantly evaluate their child care situation
because both children and businesses are constantly evolving and changing.
Don't assume a stay
at home mom can watch your kids while you work, just
because she stays
home.
Case in point: I am writing this article, right now,
because I am a stay -
at -
home mom with a part - time job.
If a
mom is attachment parenting, she's probably a stay -
at -
home mom, which somehow means she isn't feminist
because she doesn't work.
I never used a baby carrier when Aries was a baby
because it was easy having one child
at home and I was a stay
at home mom.
If a woman is a stay -
at -
home mom because she chooses to be (and she believes in gender equality) she is a feminist.
Now that school's out for summer, snacking
at home is in full swing so I've been brainstorming new recipes that will satisfy hungry bellies and taste buds, without a long prep time (
because Mom can always use a few extra hours to enjoy summer too).
I am Strong
because we also made the decision to do what it took to have me become a Stay -
At -
Home Mom; the call and eventual resignation from being in Property Management for almost a decade was bitter and sweet.
It was all
because I had to get to work, of course, but I felt like the stay -
at -
home moms didn't understand that.