stay at home mommy!?!?!

April - posted on 01/22/2010

I am a nurse and feel like I have the best of both worlds. I am home all week with my kids and work on the weekends when hubby is home. Gives me the quality of time with my kids and an escape without worrying that they are with someone who is not actively concerned about thier development and welfare. I can't imagine working 9-5 all week and taking care of 3 active children. It must be exhausting and dissapointing. Being a stay at home mom is the absolute greatest, most rewarding job you will ever have. There is nothing wrong with it and never let anyone tell you differently.

Ali Marie - posted on 01/22/2010

Jordan, you said it perfectly-we had the kids, it's our responsibility to take care of them!


When I first gave birth I actually wanted to go back to work. My husband told me not to worry I wouldn't have to, but I really wanted to! I wanted him to have a chance to spend time with her, I wanted to be able to go out and converse with adults, I wanted to feel like I was contributing financially to our family. But soon we were struggling because of all the gas it took me to get to work, and my husband had to start taking side jobs and not even getting to be with our daughter on my days of work. His Dad, her Grandpa started watching her and maybe some of you saw my thread of what a nightmare that was lol. Plus I would leave for work when she was still asleep and get home to her about to go down for the night. It was awful!

When I got laid off it was a blessing!!!! My husband now can work whenver without having to worry who will watch the baby and I am the only one responsible for her, which puts my mind at such ease! I realize I can't handle having someone else teaching her how to grow.

So far I haven't encountered anyone saying bad things to me, but whatever to them!

LauraBeth - posted on 01/22/2010

Jordan, I should have wrote that in the CIO conversation it might have save me some time haveing to exlpain myself. LOL

Jordan - posted on 01/22/2010

Yes. My sisters have given me quite a few snotty comments. I have learned to ignore them.. I really feel that my place is at home with my little one. I decided to have a child and I feel that I should be the one to take care of that child. I am of the personal opinion that being able to work if you want to is great, but just like people feel our place is NOT at home with our kids, I feel that their place IS at home with Their kids. My husband and I waited until we could afford to have a child before we started trying. I don't understand people that have children and then pass them off for other women to take care of for the day so they can go to work, just so they will have more money...

Please note that I am NOT trying to be rude or start a debate. Just stating my opinion.

Jillian - posted on 01/19/2010

i also love being a stay at home mom. we actually figured it up and it would have cost more for me to go back to work than to just stay at home! and why wouldn't i want to stay at home with my little girl all day, i don't have to miss everything. and i don't have to rely on someone (who isn't my husband) to help me raise my child. i think it would be a lot harder on me to let someone else take care of her. many of my friends are single moms and have had to rely on family and baby-sitters to help them and i appreciate the difficulty of their situations and take it as a reminder to never take for granted that i have the best job in the world, playing with my favorite person in the world all day!!

Aimee-Grace - posted on 01/19/2010

I like you don't have the personality to work and be a Mom. I admire those who can but I'm just don't "built" that way. :) I enjoy staying at home with my 9 month old. It is always a busy day everyday and no holidays/ vacation time for us, our work is 24/7. I wouldn't change a thing. I only regret that it can be hard to stay connected to old friends who are still working. Everyone is busy and there seems to be little time to reconnect but I'm working on that. Other than that, I love everything about being a stay at home Mom.

Amy - posted on 01/19/2010

All the time. They tell me i'm "wasting my time" and then ask what on earth i DO all day. I would come home from work stressed and snap at my kids. i know i would. it's too much to handle and i think they need ME. otherwise all i'd be home in time to do is feed them, bathe them put them to bed. that's not really quality time to get to know each other. it IS a hard job. but more rewarding than any job i know. we figured out that if we had two children, it would cost us more money to have me work. besides, there's no worse feeling, i'm sure, htan the sitter telling you about a tooth, they walked, they said first word.... i love being an at home mom.