for SAHMs (or those planning to be)

daintydoxie

i think this could also apply to any mom who works though too! 

a friend posted this on facebook so i thought i would share:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201554.html 

izzourclue

Yeah, I don't think you can ever truly appreciate what a SAHM goes through until you are one.  I am looking forward to my own education.

pawcall

People without kids seriously don't get what life with kids is like.  My husband always used to give me crap for being so exhausted after a long 7am-8pm day of nannying 2 kids.  Now that he's started spending time with them, he gets it.  Boy, does he ever get it.

The sentence that i think summed it up best?  It's needing 45 minutes to do what takes others 15.

kbuns

My mom was a SAHM and I love her so much because of it! It was truly a blessing to have her home everyday after school. I consider my mom my best friend and the one friend that has never turned her back on me! I give major props to anyone who takes care of children and a home! The house was always cleaned , food was always made, and love was always there! I hope to be a stay at home mom some day ( when student loans are paid off) and I hope sooner than later!! So to all you women who are or are going to be I think its the hardest job in the world and you deserve a medals!!

juliane2004

"When you got your first 10 minutes to yourself, wanted to be alone with your thoughts instead of calling a good friend"

This is exactly it.

WestCoastMommy

Ive been a SAHM for 2 years now and plan to be full time for both my children. Love, love, love this article! Thanks for sharing!

sandylou

I like this...book marking it for later use

NJBrit

Thank you for this.

"It's constant scrutiny and second-guessing from family and friends, well-meaning and otherwise. It's resisting constant temptation to seek short-term relief at everyone's long-term expense."

 

Let me also add, cleaning a house occupied with children is like pouring water into a funnel to try to fill it up. The walls are never finger print (or peanut butter) free, the floor is always full of crumbs, laundry is a joke -- more like running a dry cleaning service between the grass, pizza, and poop stains... and YES, even at the age of 12 my stepdaughter still cannot wipe properly.

Then there's the constant scrutiny and second-guessing that this article talks about. Nothing is ever right... if I make a cake from scratch (always been my thing) then I'm trying to be wonder woman, yet if I sometimes make boxed mac and cheese for my stepdaughter (in her words... a treat) I'm not concerned with her nutrition.

It's exhausting, and at many times thankless. Is it worth it, yes. However there are many times I'm sure all of us SAHM's would love to trade jobs with our husbands.