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Stay at Home Moms
The good, bad and ugly
Hello,
I'm new to this board and in 6 weeks will be new at being a stay at home mom. So I was wondering what are your opinions of the good, bad and the ugly are about staying at home? The day to say things but also how did this affect your relationships with your so or family and friends?
I am very excited and very nervous about staying home. I'm so excited to be with my one year old which overrides any other feeling. But I am nervous about feeling guilty about not working and I think staying home will be tougher than working is lot of ways.
Thanks
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Re: The good, bad and ugly
The good - You're with your kids all the time!
The bad - You're with your kids all the time!
The ugly - You're with your kids all the time!
Ha - I love this!
Love this too!
This pretty much covers it all!
The good - Not having to be on a specific schedule or answer to a boss. If DD is sick I don't have to feel guilty about calling off work - hated that!
The bad - It's definitely hard and you don't get to clock out at 5:00. You have bad days just like if you were working for someone else.
The ugly - The loneliness is probably the worst. You have to put yourself out there to find support. That's what I've learned anyway. Join a mom's group, call other mom's for playdates. I've been home for 8 months and I'm starting to have SAHM friends that I can call to hangout with - good for me & DD.
It has affected DH & my relationship. He is unhappy at his job so he is jealous that I get to stay home. I swear though that after a week SAH he'd be begging to go back to work! It's def something we are working on to find a balance, and he's looking for a new job. I could never SAH if DH didn't support the choice.
Haha! I totally agree with what everyone else said. The most important thing is joining a mom group and meeting other SAHMs in your community. It can be really mentally challenging and lonely to be home with a baby all day without any adult interaction. Plus, I think it's good for the little ones to have some exposure to other kids (even though they don't really "play" together yet). That being said, congrats on your decision! It really is wonderful to be there for all the milestones and to really get to know your little one. Just make sure to take some time for yourself every once in awhile!
Erica
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