Honesty Poll.........

chrismgal · March 2010

If you could stay at home with your LO (either work from home or not) would you?

ToledoDeux · March 2010

No. I would go mad.

TommysGirl56 · March 2010

In a heartbeat.

Noelle2375 · March 2010

I would love to be able to work part time, maybe 7-12 every day and then have the rest of the day off to spend with DD.

ladysingstheblues · March 2010

ToledoDeux:
No. I would go mad.

Ugh. I really want to, but I'm afraid I'd go crazy as well.

C.Mo · March 2010

If I could work part time, I would love it. I could not be a full time SAHM though. It was not for me.

babyhina1 · March 2010

Only if I could work from home. I would need something to take my mind off house work.

OSUtiff · March 2010

If I found a job (that I totally loved) then I would stay at home. But I don't ever see that in my near-future.

I am a teacher so I am lucky enough to get out early during the day, have weekends, holidays, and the summers off. My insurance and retirememnt is fabulous.

And I love spending time with other people, other than the ones at Target, where I frequented everyday when I was on maternity leave.

So, I guess, no, I wouldn't stay home...

a_chance2007 · March 2010

I would love to have a part time job to get out of the house and out of mommy mode for a couple hours a week (like 15-20)

mavilabride · March 2010

Yup.

Joey-Roo · March 2010

I workt PT and it is perfect. I could not stay home all the time. I may feel differently once summer is here since we have a small water park just 3 blocks from our house.

Lesley0228 · March 2010

absolutely, in a heartbeat

nemtown · March 2010

No. I'd work part time OR work from home but have DS in daycare (or hire a nanny) part time, but I wouldn't stay home full time.

ivs112 · March 2010

A part time job would be ideal. Full time SAH, don't know if I could do it.

Cityplanner · March 2010

Ideal would be working a job with very constrained hours/days per week that I like as much as the job I have now.

Shlei · March 2010

Yes but I would have a hard time getting things done

AutumnBride929 · March 2010

No, my ideal life is working part-time (outside of the house).

fairychick77 · March 2010

I would like to have a part time job, like 15-20 hrs a week. I don't think I could be a full-time SAHM.

t.bird · March 2010

no.

BengalBelle · March 2010

No. I could maybe see going part time. But I find myself to be much more patient (with DH too) when I work.

mandolynn81 · March 2010

in a heartbeat

laurenaac83 · March 2010

mavilabride:
Yup.

aroberts7106 · March 2010

Absolutely, in a heartbeat! I've wanted to be a SAHM my whole life and working kills me every day......I know it would be a lot of work, but I would prefer it over working. I hate not being with Alexander more....

deltagirl79 · March 2010

Probably not. I'm another for whom part time work outside the home would be ideal.

endlessdelirium42 · March 2010

No. I adore DS, but I could not do it. Ideally I would work part-time.

RandZB · March 2010

Absolutely.

NManger · March 2010

ASOLUTELY POSITIVELY STAY HOME!!! but I can't Sad

fall_bride_2004 · March 2010

Yes!

mkrystalkay · March 2010

I am a working and SAHM...if that makes any sense. I stay home M-F with DD and work on Sat and Sun. DH is home on the weekends. This way we do not have to pay for daycare. BUT, if I could be a complete SAHM...I definitely would!

johnsoar · March 2010

yes

monlyn9 · March 2010

No way. I am a teacher so I love my summers off and breaks but I took over 4 months maternity leave and was about to go insane.

katypresson · March 2010

I would work part-time if I had the option. Best of both worlds!!!

aglenn · March 2010

What I'd really like to do is clone myself so I could work full-time and also be with DD full-time. Oh, and another clone to take care of all the housework and random errands would be nice. Yep, I think with about 3 of me I could do it all.

MarriedBestFriends · March 2010

ToledoDeux:
No. I would go mad.

This. Oh, so very much this.

rebus82 · March 2010

I'm a SAHM now, and honestly, if I could find a job I enjoyed that paid enough to cover daycare and some extra for bills or savings, I would do it. I love my son, but he drives me crazy most days. He fights sleep so he naps *maybe* two hours total all day but gets hella fussy when he's sleepy, and since DH takes it upon himself to work until 7PM or later every day, I'm at my wits end by the time I can hand DS over.

~Soleil~ · March 2010

Sometimes I think so and others I don't. I guess it depends on how my work day went! lol

Jacques715 · March 2010

Noelle2375:

I would love to be able to work part time, maybe 7-12 every day and then have the rest of the day off to spend with DD.

This sounds like a dream!

ljlkm · March 2010

C.Mo:
If I could work part time, I would love it. I could not be a full time SAHM though. It was not for me.

This. Although I might feel differently if DS were in daycare. Right now his grandma watches him full tiMe and it's a great comfort to me.

CalinsBride · March 2010

Yes, and I do.

kiwi443 · March 2010

I am a SAHM and I love it. I thought I would get bored, but there is so much to do and I've been able to get to know other SAHMS in my neighborhood, volunteer with my church and do other things I would not be able to do while working.