What about SAHW?

IHaveSoMuch2Say

I could easily do that. Where do we fall on that one in terms of judginess?

flagburner

Why judge? Most people say they want to win the lottery so they can stop working or retire early. If you have a SO who makes enough money that you can do that, why not?

allthegoodonesaretaken

IHaveSoMuch2Say:

I could easily do that. Where do we fall on that one in terms of judginess?

I don't care. At all.  But if a SAHW tells me she never gets time to herself I'll kill her. ;-)

hoforsho

I would judge if her house wasn't spotless and she made shittt for dinner every night. Or if she had a housekeeper.

lyssbobiss

Oh I will judge these people all day long.  How do you feel spending money your H has earned and you're not contributing at all to the house?

hindsight's_a_biotch

lyssbobiss:

Oh I will judge these people all day long.  How do you feel spending money your H has earned and you're not contributing at all to the house?

 

Ditto!

Your ass better be in some serious charity work, volunteerism, or some kind of support of your H's career if you want to seriously sell me on the fitness of being at home all day while your H works.

  

Macmacmac

Yeah, I'll be honest.  I judge.  You're a woman and if you have a degree, please use it.

AnnieEricson

hoforsho:

I would judge if her house wasn't spotless and she made shittt for dinner every night. Or if she had a housekeeper.

Word!

Dude, I am totally jealous of any sahw. But yeah. If you're at home all day with no kids, then you gotta be contributing to the household in some way. Also, you should shower each day and look presentable. lol

Edited cause I suck at making complete sentences. 

hindsight's_a_biotch

AnnieEricson:

Word!

Dude, I am totally jealous of any sahw. But yeah. If you're at home all day with no kids, then you gotta be contributing to the household in some way. Also, you should shower each day and look presentable. lol

Edited cause I suck at making complete sentences. 

Even then, you're just a trophy wife and I'm still judging. 

AnnieEricson

hindsight's_a_biotch:

AnnieEricson:

Word!

Dude, I am totally jealous of any sahw. But yeah. If you're at home all day with no kids, then you gotta be contributing to the household in some way. Also, you should shower each day and look presentable. lol

Edited cause I suck at making complete sentences. 

Even then, you're just a trophy wife and I'm still judging. 

I wish there were a sign up somewhere to be a trophy wife. That ish sounds luxurious. Plus, I'm lazy and don't care about having a career.

But on the real, I would get bored and would definitely need to do something on the side. Volunteer for the animal shelter I used to volunteer at, take sewing classes, something. It doesn't matter, though, because this will never be my life.

hindsight's_a_biotch

I'll cry with you.

If I had the chance to be a SAHW though, I think I'd be a student forever ever. 

eclaires

I think I would be darling at being a trophy wife/SAHW.  DARLING, I say.

But we'd need a cook.  I'm not a fan of cooking. 

IHaveSoMuch2Say

lyssbobiss:

Oh I will judge these people all day long.  How do you feel spending money your H has earned and you're not contributing at all to the house?

See, this would not bother me in the least. 

Lulufish

I judge only to cover my extreme envy.

FakeyFakerton

No judgment here. No matter how much you might enjoy your job, working sucks. Helping rich old white guys become richer? No thanks!

IHaveSoMuch2Say

Our lives ran more smoothly when I was a SAHW. Things got done, the house was clean, dinners were nice and relaxed, we spent more time doing things together in the evenings, we ate better, exercised more and so on. 

 

AEDayYAY

I was a SAHW while in school. I work now but only about 12 hours a week. I do take care of 90% of the housework if that helps.

IrishBrideND

I was one for our last four months in London. It was heaven. I took full advantage of traveling and sight seeing. 

ThisIsMyLameAE

If we could afford it I would gladly be a SAHW.

lisalurker

I was a SAHW once. IT was boring, underappreciated and totally embarrassing to admit to others because people TOTALLY don't respect SAHWs irl. 

However, overall I loved it. I had a lot of sleep, ate full, organic meals every day, and every errand that needed to be taken care of was done immediately. Working is way overrated in our culture. 

  My husband had a weird work schedule and we could afford it. Our house was spotless, I cooked every meal from scratch, and volunteered/took classes.