Elizabeth - posted on 07/23/2010 ( 604 moms have responded )
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I am just curious. I get on Yahoo answers a lot, and there are some rude moms on that website. At one time I read that a SAHM said that working moms are bad parents. And in not so many words one of my friends told me pretty much the same thing to my face. The nerve of some people!
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Emily - posted on 07/23/2010
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I really don't think the majority of SAHMs feel that way.
I was hurt once by a friend who told me once that all moms should stay home, because your kids are only young once. And that any family can make it work on one income if you really try. Basically insinuating that if I really loved my kids I'd find a way to stay home. Believe me, I'd stay home if I could! But my family needs my income. It's just not as simple as some people think.
However, I do think people like that are in the minority.
Jennifer - posted on 07/23/2010
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THey have never walked a mile in our shoes! I am a single mom (and I am sure they will tell me that is my fault and all that blah...) well, guess what? That person probably has it made as far as luxury.. there is strength in being a hard working mom and most of us HAVE TO WORK!!!! I ignore them... they are ignorant and that is sad and lets pray that their lives stay perfect for them.. or they will surely be lost in the hard reality of a working world! You are providing and that is okay.. You need to get around people who will support you and understand your position. You are fine!! :) Blessings!
Amy - posted on 07/23/2010
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I think that they are just jealous of us. Being a stay at home parent is hard, you have one less income, your with your child 24/7 and many times don't have any time to yourself, when the child is sleeping theres lots of housework that needs to be done. Not to mention it's hard for some stay at home parents to get out and do things with adults, they tend to spend most of there time around there kids, or kids in general.
I don't think it's because there privileged. My husband is a stay at home parent because he can't find a job to make enough to cover the cost of daycare. He's just figured out what he want's to go to school for. It's hard living off of one income, but if he had a job and we had to pay daycare we would be much worse off.
I'm glad I haven't had to deal with that, although I have gotten a lot of bad comments about my husband being the one staying at home with our son. I just tell them that we can't afford for me not to be working, and that although every parents would love to be at home to spend more time with there child it's just not how the real world works. After that they typically back off.
Natasha - posted on 07/23/2010
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Those are people who are privileged and obviously don't have to work. Lucky them. I would love to be in that boat, but I am not, like most people, I have to work to live. Those people are incredibly ignorant, just ignore them if you can. If someone told me that to my face though, I'd probably tell her where to go, lol.
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