Wives of SAHDs, come in?

erinkate23 · November 2010

So, DH got laid off yesterday, and given what he can make, the cost of daycare/gas and the economy, we may end up going the Stay-At-Home-Daddy route, at least while he can collect unemployment.

If you have a SAHD and you're the breadwinner, can you tell me about your situation, any challenges that you've run into, and suggestions/considerations?

Thanks!!

katie9136 · November 2010

Okay, so here is my experience...

My H is an awesome dad, he takes wonderful care of Gabriel and keeps him alive while I work. For that, I am grateful. And he did a good job the first month, he would pick up after himself, take out the trash, sweep/mop. However, he has become the most lazy human being I have ever known where as before he used to work two jobs, and surprise me by cooking and cleaning. Now, it`s like pulling teeth. He always has an excuse for why something didn`t get done. (And I know better than anyone how easy my son is to take care of) But he had plenty of time to download music and make a new cd, or get to the playoffs in FIFA. My house has been a disaster for three weeks now. And when I tried to start cleaning this weekend, I was so pissed off that he hadn`t done it that I just could not make myself do it. It`s bad. So if he is a gamer, or has a knack for Western movies, get them out of the house so it never becomes an issue.

I`m real upset about it. I stayed home for the first three months, which were the hardest btw, and was still able to keep the house decent, have clean clothes for us both to wear and food ready to eat when he worked his ass off all day.

Thanks for letting me vent : )

katie9136 · November 2010

ps - I am so sorry your DH got laid off. What I was trying to say was that Daddy Daycare is awesome, but I hope you make enough to hire a maid for backup.

sexyntexy · November 2010

My H is a SAHD and it is awesome. He does all the cleaning and we split the cooking. It is so nice not to have to worry about DD and knowing she is in good hands makes working easier for me. He also gets up w/ her at night so that is nice too. The only con is that DD is really attached to him, more so than me, and sometimes it hurts my feelings. I also never bring up that I make the money and I always take over when I get home so he gets a break. It has worked out great for us but my DH has always been really clean and did the majority of the house work. GL!

erinkate23 · November 2010

katie9136:
ps - I am so sorry your DH got laid off. What I was trying to say was that Daddy Daycare is awesome, but I hope you make enough to hire a maid for backup.

HAHAHA - that is EXACTLY my concern. DH is a gamer. I know he'll take good care of DS, but I'm pretty sure the house is going to go to hell and I'm going to KILL him.

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katie9136 · November 2010

erinkate23:
katie9136:
ps - I am so sorry your DH got laid off. What I was trying to say was that Daddy Daycare is awesome, but I hope you make enough to hire a maid for backup.

HAHAHA - that is EXACTLY my concern. DH is a gamer. I know he'll take good care of DS, but I'm pretty sure the house is going to go to hell and I'm going to KILL him.

Welcome to my world, sistah! If I end up on Mexico`s Most Wanted you`ll know why :P

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