Date: 9/9/2002 8:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 16845
my mother was a stay at home mom...and if it's financially possible I plan to be a stay at home mom as well once I have kids.....so I've got no problems with them!  |
Date: 9/9/2002 8:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 52866
They shouldn't be stereotyped like that...it's wrong and mean. I think stay-at-home moms deserve admiration for the attention and time they give to their children. GOod post Momma :)  |
Date: 9/9/2002 8:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 56381
I think it is totally awesome that some woman put their families first! :) Dont be ashamed of it you should be proud! xoxoxo *SB*  |
Date: 9/9/2002 8:42:00 PM
From Authorid: 23075
I'm a stay at home mom...we were financially able for me to do that...and you know something....most of us are far from lazy.....when someone asks me what I do...I tell them...I'm a domestic engineer...they say a housewife...I say no a domestic engineer....I don't have time to watch tv all day...I clean house...there is never enough time in the day.....I garden....clean house. do laundry, etc. etc...now if you show me someone who thinks we are lazy let me at em...let me at em....I'll tell them how much we do.  |
Date: 9/9/2002 8:44:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
We probably can't "afford" for me to stay home..but I do:) We make ends meet:) And my kids are happy and loved:) They don't need for anything..Sure more money would be nice..But that can wait:)  |
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Date: 9/9/2002 8:45:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30051
I am not ashamed..Once in awhile I feel embarrassed.But that's when I am talking to someone..In more of an upperclass world..I guess??LOL! |
Date: 9/9/2002 9:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 21203
I stay at home too...BUT, I work part time at night...THAT MY TIME! I also volunteer, which is MY TIME. I totally know what you mean! HockeyMan & I like the extra's in life, so I CHOOSE to work 3-4 nights a week. Good post, and I would not trade a minute of my time! illumy  |
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Date: 9/9/2002 9:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 21203
(I meant) that's my time.... |
Date: 9/9/2002 9:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 20750
Families should come first!!  |
Date: 9/9/2002 9:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 20559
Depends on the woman... some mums ARE pretty lazy like that but others work a lot harder that some women in jobs and I think you sound like the latter  |
Date: 9/9/2002 9:37:00 PM
From Authorid: 26452
My mom is a stay at home mom.She works much harder than any working mom does. She works all day from the time she gets up till she goes to bed, and she can do all that with an illness that makes her tired and weak, yet she still gets as much work done as she can. Shes not lazy at all, she just puts her family first. Any one who would dare call her lazy beter watch out! Its harder than it looks.  |
Date: 9/9/2002 9:53:00 PM
From Authorid: 3321
I couldn't do it....too much work!  |
Date: 9/9/2002 10:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 59876
well coryann, i work my butt of but we have tons of stuff we need to sort through and housework is not my forte. my husband used to do custodial and i can never clean anything as well as he can. it drives me nuts. he also absolutely hates it when i change anything in the house to try and fix it up and clean it up. it drags me down and i lose my drive. then there is days like today where my son was an absolute tyrant all day due to teething. poor little guy, but of course i got nothing done save dinner. sigh.... so partly i quit making an effort when i get frustrated and partly i am not a great housewife or mother. i love my son immensely though and love getting to be with him all day. he is the light of my life. his crankiness just drives me daft sometimes and i feel like the worst mother in the world. there is no bon bons and soaps in this house, just spongebob and on a lucky day like yesterday when i had something to prove, there might be brownies too...doheney  |
Date: 9/9/2002 10:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 12103
I think im with rogue dwarf..It depends who the person is. I know this one person who usetd to stay at home and was on the computer all day and watched tv, does little housework and talk on the phone all day..her kid is a brat, he almost flunked 8th grade, they have a poor relationship and she throws a fit (well a small one maybe) when she has to do something and she dont feel like it (example, cook dinner, do dishes) But then there is some people im sure makes sure the house is spotless, spends time playing and teaching their kids and is not so LAZY as that one "person" i know (cant name names..lol)  |
Date: 9/9/2002 11:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 57653
I don't think stay at home moms are lazy AT ALL. Someday when I have children I would like to be able to do that. I REMEMBER when my father and mother divorced...and the change when she rejoined the workforce. Life was much better when she was home. I think stay at home moms (and dads) should be admired. They are creating a secure happy home life for their children and I think it's wonderful! ~SilverFire  |
Date: 9/10/2002 6:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 20104
I give credit to stay at home moms. Im sure the job is tough and you spend a lot of quality time with the kids rather than dumping them in a day care.  |
Date: 9/10/2002 7:31:00 AM
From Authorid: 10245
Hubby says he'd trade places with me in a minute... until he's forced to spend and entire day with them, without mom around... then he's ready to go back to his paid vacation (that would be work!LOL) I think for the most part we are undervalued, but those that think we sit and eat bon-bons all day are nuts!! I'm lucky to even get a meal before 10 pm!  |
Date: 9/10/2002 1:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 54987
Don't take any heed of what negative people say. Enjoy your children. You won't regret it and neither will your children. Yeah I'm sure they are a lot of stayathomewiththeirkids moms who are lazy butts, but looking after kids is a hard job and the alternative is to get a job to pay daycare to look after them. Most of your salary would go just to pay daycare...what's the point. Unless you love your job, don't sweat it. Coolade  |
Date: 9/10/2002 1:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 28363
It seems to be a common occurance to stereotype people. Some feel that they can't trust others until they have pigeon-holed them in some fashion. That is dissapointing to say the least. take care  |
Date: 9/10/2002 1:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 61830
It seems to me that women should be at home with the kids, in an ideal situation. Sure, there are many families that need two incomes, and this is the exception. But I just got flamed for promoting SAHMs.
I just went back to work... LOL... and it is SO MUCH EASIER than being at home. It is my "vacation time" LOL. (Even though I love spending time with my son... he's my angel). |
Date: 9/10/2002 5:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 10146
Martha Stewart was a Stay at home person. Look how hard she worked at cooking up somthing real sweet.  |
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Date: 9/10/2002 7:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 54987
LOL@Hadaam... yeah - Coolade |
Date: 9/10/2002 8:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 15033
I don't think less of a woman wanting to do this. God bless any woman that can stay home, providing the husband makes enough money to allow a decent life for her and the family. I can spot a lazy woman right off. It shows in their children's behavior and their general unkept appearance. But, anyone can raise great kids, looking well kept, on next to nothing... if they are willing to make sacrifices, and learn to be thrifty. That takes work!! I wish you the best :-)  |
Date: 9/10/2002 9:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 16671
I personally think that ALL MOTHERS should stay at home with their children until they are at least in the first grade of school. I know that many can not, my daughters are single mothers and they can not stay at home. If a woman can afford to stay at home she should. Stay at home mothers are FAR from lazy. I just wish more people could see just how much a stay at home mom has to do. And its even harder for single mothers as they have work, and all the work at home after their day is done. I'm also all for IF THE MOTHER cant stay at home, having a FATHER that stays at home. OR at least a relative taking care of the kids, as they know what kind of family values that the parents really want.  |
Date: 9/10/2002 9:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 27678
Hey dear, SAHM get hassled cause most of our government doesn't want you to stay home with the babes. They want you out there working, and leaving the child care up to them! I have been a SAHM for ten years, and just returned to work and school this past year. I miss being at home, but times meant I didn't have the luxury, any longer. And believe me, I still work harder at home, than I ever do away from home. Where else are you a doctor, teacher, psychiatrist, housekeeper, chef, and plain old nurturer? It's hard work, raising children, and you should be ever so grateful to God, that you can stay home. Lots of us want to and can't. Hats off to all those SAHMs. They are definitely underpaid, and under appreciated.  |
Date: 9/11/2002 3:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 22080
my mom stayed home most of my child hood and i seem to have better manners and more intellectual than most kids my age its odd  |
Date: 9/11/2002 5:47:00 PM
From Authorid: 27270
Heck no! That's a 24 hr a day job, 7 days a week. There is NO sick time, no paid time off, etc. etc. and it is a very under appreciated profession. (But I am jealous, I would love to be able to spend that quality time w/ my daughter) Being a mom is one of the hardest, most satisfying jobs in the world if you ask me.  |
Date: 9/11/2002 5:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 61104
NO. I am a SAHM and I am proud of it. I am not lazy. FAR from it and I cannot stand people who think that SAHM's are lazy. More of us are not lazy than those who are. I have a 6 year old a 2 year old and a 5 month old I do not have the time to be lazy. I would like to work but it would take my whole pay check to put my kids in daycare plus I just do not trust that my kids are getting taken care of like they should be at a daycare. I brought them into this world it is my job to take care of them. *Gothgirl*  |
Date: 9/12/2002 7:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 55255
well i think a parent period who stayts at home or works part time is a goood idea  |
Date: 9/13/2002 1:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 56287
I don't understand this either. I am a nursery nurse but no-one thinks i'm lazy. But if you think about it i basically do the same as you. I make their breakfasts, change nappys, play with them, clean the nursery,fetch them from school etc. Yet what i do is recognised as a "proper" job... it just doesn't make sense.  |
