What do you put down as your occupation?

seb09

When you have forms to fill out at Dr.'s office, etc.?  SAHM?  Homemaker?  House wife?  What's the official title you use?

Baby_Bunny_Hopeful

I have an event planning business so I put "event planner/homemaker"

countrygrl5533

Typically "homemaker."

mandymack

I've always used "homemaker"

meglew

Stay at Home Mom

sugarbug10

I always put domestic goddess.

JOEBunny

Not Applicable. 

alr5

Domestic engineer

bim38106

SAHM

HarrietNJMommy

JOEBunny:

Not Applicable. 

This. 

hellopoppyseed

Senior Logistics Coordinator

Brina Bean

It depends on the nature of the form, but I typically don't list anything in the employment section.  Once in a while I will write Stay At Home Mother then cross the remainder of the section out.

notkateanymore

stay-at-home mom or n/a...depends what kind of forms.

Geek_Girl

scatteredtrees:

JOEBunny:

Not Applicable. 

This. Or if they ask if I work I say "Not outside the home."  

Well, if you'd stop watching soaps and eating bon bons, you could probably get out more!

JCM

I always put Mommy 

Temp174496125006552

I either put n/a or homemaker.

wifeandmama

Homemaker

gatogrrl

I always put "none."

Stacyc625

Personally I leave it blank- always have even when I worked.

 

toadstool

I always put homemaker.

CubbyMama

I love to tell this story:

DH used to work retail with a gorgeous but ditzy girl. When entering a customer's credit application, she asked what the woman's occupation was and the woman replied, "I'm a homemaker." Ditzy girl typed it in, then followed up with...

"And, how long have you been making homes?"

And then I collapse in giggles. Again. 

MrsBalletStar05

Since I've never *really* been a complete SAHM ever (always had at least a small part-time job) I generally alternate between "dance instructor" or "childcare", whatever I'm feeling like at the moment.  I would NEVER put down "housewife".  That just sounds odd.  A few times I have just put N/A.  If you don't have a job, then the question is not applicable. 

Feathah

Rock star

trizzie

SAHM

hayleydeee

SAHM But it's irritating because there usually isn't enough space to write the whole thing out, and I don't know how common it is that people understand the acronym.  

MyaMaternity

I have a business too so I always put Business Owner/SAHM

MrsLnt

I put attorney/self-employed. Which technically is the case. I just don't have any clients (nor do I want any right now). It was/is part of my identity for so long, I can't fully give it up now that I'm a FT SAHM.