AMA

Everycol0r

KaaaaaatieRN said:

If given the opportunity, would you want to be a SAHM? As a working mom, I have many conflicts with SAHMs who make snide comments toward me (either bluntly or in a passive aggressive way) about working instead of being home.

What! I was a working mom & I'm now a SAHM. Both gigs are super hard, but I thinking working was much harder! Shame on them & props to you!

ecmb

How many kids do you want?  Do you and your husband agree?  And when I say how many I mean biological, adopted, etc.

27alex

ecmb said:

How many kids do you want?  Do you and your husband agree?  And when I say how many I mean biological, adopted, etc.

2-3 and yes we agree.

KaaaaaatieRN

Everycol0r said:

KaaaaaatieRN said:

If given the opportunity, would you want to be a SAHM? As a working mom, I have many conflicts with SAHMs who make snide comments toward me (either bluntly or in a passive aggressive way) about working instead of being home.

What! I was a working mom & I'm now a SAHM. Both gigs are super hard, but I thinking working was much harder! Shame on them & props to you!

Honestly, I get the best of both worlds. I work 2 or 3 nights a week and the rest of the time I'm with my child. I've always been the kind of person who believes you should do whatever you feel is best for your family, and I don't ever bash anyone for staying at home. I live in the south, and I feel like we are the last the accept the idea of a mother and wife having a career.
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Everycol0r

KaaaaaatieRN said:

Everycol0r said:

KaaaaaatieRN said:

If given the opportunity, would you want to be a SAHM? As a working mom, I have many conflicts with SAHMs who make snide comments toward me (either bluntly or in a passive aggressive way) about working instead of being home.

What! I was a working mom & I'm now a SAHM. Both gigs are super hard, but I thinking working was much harder! Shame on them & props to you!

Honestly, I get the best of both worlds. I work 2 or 3 nights a week and the rest of the time I'm with my child. I've always been the kind of person who believes you should do whatever you feel is best for your family, and I don't ever bash anyone for staying at home. I live in the south, and I feel like we are the last the accept the idea of a mother and wife having a career.
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I'm a southerner too!

KaaaaaatieRN

Yeehaw. Haha

mrs3615

Gah I'm on mobile but would love to join! Is it still possible?

Ok: what is the one symptom you find yourself guilty of spotting?

27alex

mrs3615 said:

Gah I'm on mobile but would love to join! Is it still possible?

Ok: what is the one symptom you find yourself guilty of spotting?

Of course you can join! Send me a PM of any days of the week that work best.

Lack of PMS symptoms is my symptom spotting.

didi0308

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

27alex

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

Everycol0r

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

GL! My BIL only got partial retirement from the coast guard after early medical discharge. Half his spine is fused together.

27alex

Everycol0r said:

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

GL! My BIL only got partial retirement from the coast guard after early medical discharge. Half his spine is fused together.

Wow! We are fortunate enough that he hasn't had surgery, but he was in a wheelchair for 6 months when he got out and they almost took his leg.

Spalex

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

Good luck! I hope it works out.

27alex

lovelychica1022 said:

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

Good luck! I hope it works out.

Thanks ladies!

mrsgillham14

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

How old is your DH?

BTW, you definitely present yourself as older than 25. Props to you!

27alex

mrsgillham14 said:

27alex said:

didi0308 said:

I am just hopping on now after work but this was awesome @27alex !

I didn't see this asked or maybe I missed it. What is DHs profession?

DH sells cars! Chrysler/Jeep in particular. We're in the process of appealing his retirement from the Navy in the hopes that he'll get 100% because his body can't handle work for more than 4 hours. If we can do that, he'll get promoted to SAHD.

How old is your DH?

BTW, you definitely present yourself as older than 25. Props to you!

Thanks! DH will be 29 in September.

27alex

ALittleCountry said:

Ahh! I'm sad I missed this! I got way too much work done today apparently and neglected TB.

Q: what are you most proud of? What's one of your favorite memories with DH?

I moved out of my parents house at 20, moved 600 miles away at 21, and I've been pretty self sufficient since. Favorite memory with DH was the first big family vacation he came on. We were recently engaged and went to the Outer Banks with 17 of my family members.

navegalejos

Okay, so we are both in NC and both 25 and all of my friends and coworkers also say that I "act older than my age" -- let's be friends 

tinklerbelly

27alex said:

ALittleCountry said:

Ahh! I'm sad I missed this! I got way too much work done today apparently and neglected TB.

Q: what are you most proud of? What's one of your favorite memories with DH?

I moved out of my parents house at 20, moved 600 miles away at 21, and I've been pretty self sufficient since. Favorite memory with DH was the first big family vacation he came on. We were recently engaged and went to the Outer Banks with 17 of my family members.

Love it! My first family vacation with DH's family is one of my favorite memories too We went to Canada