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A ? for SAHMs

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I see there is a fair amount of SAHMs with only one child.  My question is; how long do you plan on staying home?  Forever?  Just till preschool/4K?  Something in between?

I ask because I currently work part time from home (mostly nap time and evenings).  All of my SAHM friends have 2+ kids.  Now that DS is 3, they all seem to be telling me its time to go back to work or get KU.  And at the majority of our play groups, I am the only mom with one kid.  I was asked the other day "What do you do with all your time?  Don't you get bored with only one child?"  Does this happen to anyone else?

I do plan on going back to working outside the home in my profession when DS is back in school, but I those questions bother me.  Just curious about others!

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  • Chapter79Chapter79 member

    I'm a SAHM and mine is in first grade. I've honestly had no one question the fact that I have a kid in school and I'm still home- but I wouldn't care if they did, because it's not their business. 

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  • SocialworkgirlSocialworkgirl member

    I haven't fully decided yet.  We may end up moving for DH's job for a few years so some of it will depend on where we are living and when we might move. Unless we live some where that I really couldn't get a job I would enjoy, I definitely plan to

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  • missymomissymo member

    I'm not entirely sure.  My H and I talk about this all the time.  

    We both agree that when you have children it is so much easier on everyone when one person either does not work, works from home, or has a really flexible sche


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  • abs05abs05 member

    My answer to this question changes daily.  There are days where I want to run away screaming and going back to work seems like a great idea.  Then there are days where that seems like the worst plan ever. 

    My original plan when

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    You shouldn't feel like your only choices are work or getting KU. What is it to them? There's plenty of th

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  • bluejettabluejetta member

    I work part-time so am home with DD two days a week and work three. I think I'll go back to full-time when she goes to preschool (assuming we find a full day program we like) or kindergarten at the latest.  

    I have a mix of friends with thei

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  • littlelamb99littlelamb99 member

    I SAH and my DD is 4.5, but she's in preschool 2 PM's a week so it would be hard to go to work.

    I might be iv'ing for a part time flexible recruiter position that is home based from my old company so that would be the most ideal for me.  If

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  • vintagejjanevintagejjane member
    I'll definitely stay home while DD is in school. I'm starting a small part tiem business within the next 2 years hopefully, so we will see where that leads. But I don't see me going out to work for a very long time.
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  • Smudges*MomSmudges*Mom member

    I am a SAHM now, and my DS is in (German) kindergarten five hours a day, five days a week.  With a deployed DH, this has been the key to my sanity!

    There is a specific job that I am interested in and I will apply for it when DH redeploys. &n

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  • londonellemarielondonellemarie member
    Im staying home with LO until she goes to kindergarten and ill go back to work around her schedule so im always home with her and no daycare but we live away from our hometowns and i dont trust many people with her here.
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  • JayandEmmJayandEmm member
    I don't know when I'll go back to work. I may think about part time when he goes to Kindergarten.

    Honestly, it sounds awesome to be a SAHM to a school aged kid. So much free time!
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  • jehprbjehprb member

    I have no plans to work at this time.  Our son is in 1st grade so now instead of doing stuff with him at home all day I'm a regular parent volunteer at school.  I'm there a minimum of 8hrs/wk and sometimes a lot more (even 40 a couple of time

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  • pastaladypastalady member

     I am a SAHM because I want to be at home with my DD. Not because I cannot afford daycare.

    I think I am even busier now that DD is in preschool and I assume when she is in school fulltime I will volunteer at her school.

    I would just

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  • SheLovesMrHipSheLovesMrHip member
    I am a SAHM not by choice. It has been hard to find work in my field. I hate being a SAHM. I want to be out making money for my household. I know some people think that sounds insane but I love what I do!! But I also love being a mom! Being at home just &
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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member
    I was a SAHM wife while I was pregnant due to my job being the exact opposite schedule from DH. So, I've been home for 9 years and don't plan on going back. I think it's funny when I see people talk about going back to work when their child is in school..
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  • jb2rnjb2rn member

    Until we move back to the states.

    We live in Germany, dh is military. So no job for me here. I hopefully will work part time (I am an RN) and our son will be starting preschool when we move back (he will be 2.5).

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  • dragossoul84dragossoul84 member
    As long as you can financially manage it and want to there shouldnt be a timer on it. I want to be my son's room mom while he goes through elementary school and help out on the field trips I may start back part time when he's in kindergarten but
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